Where does “kaĝo” come from?

kaĝo (Esperanto) comes from French cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

kaĝo (Esperanto): cage

Definitions

  1. cage

Ancestry of “kaĝo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcagecage; area, penalty area
2Old Frenchcage—
3Latincaveahollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,...
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “kaĝo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →