vault

noun

the act of jumping over an obstacle

an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof

a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables

a burial chamber (usually underground)

verb

bound vigorously

jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

Roots

volvovault- · Latin · roll, turn

Synonyms for vault

cryptn strongboxn overleapv depositoryn cellarn basementn storeroomn repositoryn lockern archivesn

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Where does vault come from?

The word vault breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vault-, from Latin volvo (“roll, turn”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.