Where does “caille” come from?
caille (Champenois) comes from Old French quaille, from Late Latin quaccola, from Proto-Italic kwakklā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.
caille (Champenois): quail
Definitions
- quail
Ancestry of “caille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | quaille | quail |
| 2 | Late Latin | quaccola | quail |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kwakklā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- | to flee, escape |