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Where does “antre” come from?

antre (French) comes from Latin antrum, from Ancient Greek ἄντρον — cave.

antre (French): cave; den, lair; antrum

Definitions

  1. cave; den, lair; antrum

Ancestry of “antre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantrumcave, cavern; cavity, hollow; tomb
2Ancient Greekἄντρονcave
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