Etymology of the English word cloaca
the English word
cloacaderived from the Latin word
cloaca (sewer, drain; sewer, underground drain; maw of voracious person)
derived from the Greek word
kluzein, κλύζειν, κλύζω
Date
The earliest known usage of cloaca in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
cloaca, French
cloaque, German
Kloake, Italian
cloaca, Latin
cloaca, Norwegian
kloakk, Swedish
kloakUsage
Word found in Modern English
