Etymology

cavus

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Today it means: In planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not seem to be an impact crater. Full definition →

Latin cavus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcavus“a hollow, hole”
  2. English todaycavus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cavus (“a hollow, hole”). Doublet of cave and cavum.

Words from the same roots

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gabioncavetto

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