Etymology of the English word cavetto
the English word
cavettoderived from the Italian word
cavettoderived from the Italian word
cavoderived from the Latin word
cavus (hollow or cave; hole, cavity, depression; hollow, excavated, hollowed out; sunken; deep, having deep channel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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The earliest known usage of cavetto in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
