Etymology

cavea

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Today it means: The seating section of a Greek or Roman theatre or amphitheatre. Full definition →

Latin cavea
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcavea
  2. English todaycavea

Learned borrowing from Latin cavea. Doublet of cage.

Words from the same roots

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