Etymology

encave

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Today it means: To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. Full definition →

English cave ← Middle English cave ← Old French en-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Middle Englishcave
  9. Englishcave
  10. English todayencave

From en- + cave.

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