Where does “grotołaz” come from?

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

grotołaz (Polish): caver; spelunker

Definitions

  1. caver; spelunker

Ancestry of “grotołaz”, step by step

grotołaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish grota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgrotagrotto
2Italiangrottacave; grotto
3Medieval Latingrupta—
4Latincryptaunderground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground...
5Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
6Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

via Polish łazić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłazićto traipse, to saunter, to tramp
2Proto-Slaviclàzitito creep, to crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →