Latin
crypta
‘vault’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin crypta.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin crypta, most familiar first.
- grotesque ← grottesco ← grotta ← *grupta
- crypt
- grotto ← grotta ← grupta
- grot ← grotte ← grotta ← *grupta
- grotesquerie ← grotesque ← grotesque ← grottesco ← grotta
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Etymograph / Latin crypta