Where does “cavernă” come from?
cavernă (Romanian) comes from Latin caverna, from Italian caverna, from French caverne, from English cavern, from Middle English caverne, from Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne.
cavernă (Romanian): cavern
Ancestry of “cavernă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | caverna | cave, cavern, grotto; vault, chamber, cleft; hold |
| 2 | Italian | caverna | cave, cavern |
| 3 | French | caverne | cavern |
| 4 | English | cavern | A large cave; An underground chamber; To form a... |
| 5 | Middle English | caverne | — |
| 6 | Middle French | caverne | cavern |
| 7 | Old French | caverne | — |