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English word jail comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos, Latin -ola, and later Latin *caveola ((Vulgar Latin) cage.)
*ḱówHwos (Proto-Indo-European)
-ola (Latin)
cava (Latin)
cavea (Latin)
Cage, den, enclosure, stall, coop, beehive, birdcage. Hollow, cavity. The roof of the mouth. The seats in a theatre. The sockets of the eyes.
*caveola (Vulgar Latin)
*caveola (Latin)
(Vulgar Latin) cage.
gaiole (Old French)
Prison; gaol; jail.
gaile (Middle English)
jail (English)
To imprison. (horse racing) The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).. (uncountable) Confinement in a jail.. A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.. [...]