Where does “caverne” come from?

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

Ancestry of “caverne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “caverne

Every word from Middle French caverneEvery word from Latin cavernaEvery word from Italian caverna