Latin
caverna
‘a hollow, cavity, cave’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin caverna.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin caverna, most familiar first.
- cavern ← caverne ← caverne ← caverne
- cavernous ← caverneux
- ischiocavernosus ← cavernōsus
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Etymograph / Latin caverna