Where does “caverne” come from?

caverne (Middle French) comes 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 French): cavern

Definitions

  1. cavern

Ancestry of “caverne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcaverne—
2Latincavernacave, cavern, grotto; vault, chamber, cleft; hold
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-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 →