Where does “caverneux” come from?
caverneux (French) comes from French caverne, from English cavern, from Middle English caverne, from Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos — to swell; to be strong.
caverneux (French): cavernous; sonorous
Definitions
- cavernous; sonorous
Ancestry of “caverneux”, step by step
caverneux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French caverne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caverne | cavern |
| 2 | English | cavern | A large cave; An underground chamber; To form a... |
| 3 | Middle English | caverne | cavern, cave |
| 4 | Middle French | caverne | cavern |
| 5 | Old French | caverne | — |
| 6 | Latin | caverna | cave, cavern, grotto; vault, chamber, cleft; hold |
| 7 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via Latin cavernosus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cavernosus | Full of hollows or cavities |