Where does “jailbreaker” come from?
jailbreaker (English) comes from English jailbreak, from English jail, from Middle English gayole, from Old French gaiole, from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus — to swell; to be strong.
jailbreaker (English): One who breaks out of jail
Definitions
- One who breaks out of jail
Ancestry of “jailbreaker”, step by step
jailbreaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jailbreak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jailbreak | An escape from prison; To escape from prison; To... |
| 2 | English | jail | A place or institution for the confinement of... |
| 3 | Middle English | gayole | jail, prison place for [[confine |
| 4 | Old French | gaiole | prison; gaol; jail |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | gabiola | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | caveola | — |
| 7 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 8 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via English breaker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breaker | Something that breaks; A machine for breaking... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |