English word cage comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH-, and later Latin cavus (Excavated, channeled. Hollow, concave.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ḱówH- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *ḱówHwos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| cavus | Latin (lat) | Excavated, channeled. Hollow, concave. |
| cavea | Latin (lat) | Cage, den, enclosure, stall, coop, beehive, birdcage. Hollow, cavity. The roof of the mouth. The seats in a theatre. The sockets of the eyes. |
| cage | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| cage | English (en) | (US derogatory slang) automobile. (athletics) The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.. (baseball) The catcher's wire mask.. (engineering) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.. (figuratively) Something that hinders freedom.. (graph theory) A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.. (hockey, water polo) the [...] |