Where does “cavernicolus” come from?

cavernicolus (Latin) comes from Latin caverna, from Italian caverna, from French caverne, from English cavern, from Middle English caverne, from Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne.

cavernicolus (Latin): cave- or crevice-dwelling

Definitions

  1. cave- or crevice-dwelling

Ancestry of “cavernicolus”, step by step

cavernicolus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin caverna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavernacave, cavern, grotto; vault, chamber, cleft; hold
2Italiancavernacave, cavern
3Frenchcavernecavern
4EnglishcavernA large cave; An underground chamber; To form a...
5Middle Englishcavernecavern, cave
6Middle Frenchcavernecavern
7Old Frenchcaverne—

via Latin colō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
2Latinquelō—
3Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Old French caverne →Every word from Latin caverna →Every word from Italian caverna →