English word jail comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos, Latin -ola, and later Latin *caveola ((Vulgar Latin) cage.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ḱówHwos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| -ola | Latin (lat) | |
| cava | Latin (lat) | |
| 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. |
| *caveola | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *caveola | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) cage. |
| gaiole | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Prison; gaol; jail. |
| gaile | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| jail | English (en) | 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.. [...] |