Where does “grotte” come from?
grotte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Italian grotta, from Medieval Latin grupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.
grotte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cave
Ancestry of “grotte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | grotta | cave; grotto |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | grupta | — |
| 3 | Latin | crypta | underground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρυπτός | concealed, hidden, secret |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρύπτω | to hide, cover; to conceal, obscure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krāu- | — |