"a hollow place, empty space in the body," 1540s, from Middle French cavité (13c.), from Late Latin cavitatem (nominative cavitas) "hollowness," from Latin cavus "hollow" (from PIE root *keue- "to swell," also "vault, hole").
cavernous
caviar
cavil
cavitate
cavitation
cavity
cavort
caw
Caxton
cay
cayenne