Where does “gayola” come from?
gayola (Spanish) comes from English Gay, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn — woman.
gayola (Spanish): cage; clink; handjob, wank
Definitions
- cage; clink; handjob, wank
Ancestry of “gayola”, step by step
gayola traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gay | originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person |
| 2 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 3 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 4 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 5 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via Latin caveola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | caveola | cage |
| 2 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 3 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via Late Latin caveola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | caveola | — |