Where does “grota” come from?

grota (Polish) comes from Italian grotta, from Medieval Latin grupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

grota (Polish): grotto

Definitions

  1. grotto

Ancestry of “grota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrottacave; grotto
2Medieval Latingrupta—
3Latincryptaunderground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground...
4Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
5Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

Words derived from “grota”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →