Where does “caverne” come from?

caverne (Middle English) comes from Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

caverne (Middle English): cavern, cave

Definitions

  1. cavern, cave

Ancestry of “caverne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcavernecavern
2Old Frenchcaverne—
3Latincavernacave, cavern, grotto; vault, chamber, cleft; hold
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “caverne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →