Troglodytic
/ˌtrɑː.ɡləˈdɪt.ɪk/noun
Of or relating to a troglodyte; cave-dwelling or primitive in manner.
Did you know?Troglodytic comes from Greek troglodytēs, a name for cave-dwellers, and the root trogle means “hole” or “burrow,” making it one of those words that feels like it crawled out of the earth itself.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
troglodytēs
“a cave-dweller; one who lives in holes or caves”
Ancient Greek
Gk
trōglē
“hole, cavity, burrow”
Late Latin
Latin
troglodyta
“cave-dweller”
Middle English
English
troglodyte
“a cave-dweller; later, a brutish or primitive person”
18th Century
English
troglodytic
“relating to a troglodyte; cave-dwelling”