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Where does “antro” come from?

antro (Spanish) comes from Latin antrum, from Ancient Greek ἄντρον — cave.

antro (Spanish): cave, cavern; antrum; dive, club

Definitions

  1. cave, cavern; antrum; dive, club

Ancestry of “antro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantrumcave, cavern; cavity, hollow; tomb
2Ancient Greekἄντρονcave
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