Where does “microcavity” come from?

microcavity (English) comes from English cavity, from Middle French cavité, from Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

microcavity (English): A microscopic cavity

Definitions

  1. A microscopic cavity

Ancestry of “microcavity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcavityA hole or hollow depression; A hollow area within...
2Middle Frenchcavité—
3Latincavitascavity
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →