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Etymology of the English word caving

the English word caving
derived from the English word cave
derived from the Old French word cave
derived from the Latin word cava (hollow; cage)
derived 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 *keuə-
derived from the Latin word cavum (a hollow or cave; hole, cavity, depression)
using the English suffix -ing
derived from the Old French word caving
derived from the Latin word cava (hollow; cage)
derived 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 *keuə-
derived from the Latin word cavum (a hollow or cave; hole, cavity, depression)

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