Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To surrender. · To collapse. · To hollow out or undermine. · To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. · A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made. · A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese. · A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
From Middle English cave, borrowed from Old French cave, from Latin cava (“cavity”), from cavus (“hollow”). Cognate with Tocharian B kor (“throat”), Albanian cup (“odd, uneven”), Ancient Greek κύαρ (kúar, “eye of needle, earhole”), Old Armenian սոր (sor, “hole”), Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty, barren, zero”). Displaced native Old English sċræf. More at cavum, cavus and cage.
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