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Where does “quail-dove” come from?

quail-dove (English) comes from English Quail, from Middle English quaylen, from Old French coaillier, from Vulgar Latin coaglare, from Latin coāgulō, from Latin coāgulum, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

quail-dove (English): Any of several species of bird in the genera...

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of bird in the genera...

Ancestry of “quail-dove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuail—
2Middle EnglishquaylenTo be afflicted by disease or wasting; to become...
3Old Frenchcoaillierto curdle
4Vulgar Latincoaglare—
5Latincoāgulō—
6Latincoāgulum—
7Latincōgō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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