Etymology

antre

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Today it means: Cavern; cave. Full definition →

Middle French antre ← Latin antrum ← Ancient Greek ἄντρον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄντρον
  2. Latin · derived fromantrum
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromantre
  4. English todayantre

From Middle French antre, from Latin antrum, from Ancient Greek ἄντρον (ántron). Doublet of antrum.

Words from the same roots

Latinantrum all →

antrum

Ancient Greekἄντρον all →

antrum

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.