Etymology of the French word cavité
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-Date
The earliest known usage of cavité in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
cavitaireDerivations in other languages
English
cavity
