Where does “grotta” come from?

grotta (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin grupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

grotta (Italian): cave; grotto

Definitions

  1. cave; grotto

Ancestry of “grotta”, step by step

grotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin grupta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latingrupta—
2Latincryptaunderground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground...
3Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
4Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

via Vulgar Latin grupta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingrupta—
2Classical Latincryptaunderground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground...
3Ancient Greekκρυπτήhidden

Words derived from “grotta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →