Where does “cage” come from?

cage (Middle English) comes 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.

cage (Middle English): A cage or pen; A cell, enclosure or room of...

Definitions

  1. A cage or pen; A cell, enclosure or room of...

Ancestry of “cage”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cage”

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