köken: Learned borrowing from Latin Trōglodytae (“cave-dwelling people”), from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “to get into”).
caveman; early humans or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves. · caveman; a brutish or savage person. · caveman; a man with old fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women.