Where does “grutta” come from?

grutta (Sicilian) comes from Vulgar Latin grupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

Ancestry of “grutta”, step by step

grutta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin grupta

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

via Latin crupta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrupta—

Words derived from “grutta”

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