Where does “incagement” come from?
incagement (English) comes from English incage, from English Cage, from Middle English cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós — to swell; to be strong.
incagement (English): Confinement in, or as if in, a cage
Definitions
- Confinement in, or as if in, a cage
Ancestry of “incagement”, step by step
incagement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incage | Alternative form of encage |
| 2 | English | Cage | An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation |
| 3 | Middle English | cage | A cage or pen; A cell, enclosure or room of... |
| 4 | Old French | cage | — |
| 5 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 6 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |