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Where does “caveau” come from?

caveau (French) comes from French -eau, from Middle French -eau, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

caveau (French): crypt, sepulchre; a small cellar used to store...

Definitions

  1. crypt, sepulchre; a small cellar used to store...

Ancestry of “caveau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-eauforming diminutive masculine nouns, especially...
2Middle French-eau—
3Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
4Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “caveau”

  • caveau
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