Etymology of the Latin word cavitas
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-Derivations in other languages
French
cavité, French
cavite, French
cavitation, French
supercavitant, French
cavity, Italian
cavità, Portuguese
cavidade, Spanish
cavidadUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
