Etymology of the English word cavity
the English word
cavityderived from the French word
cavitederived from the Latin word
cavitasderived 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 French word
cavitéderived from the Latin word
cavitasderived 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 French word
cavityderived from the Latin word
cavitasderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of cavity in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
anticavity,
cavitary,
cavitationUsage
Word found in Modern English
