gaol

Meaninghollow

Common meaning: a prison

gaolhollowSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 207 · scan

Journey through time

Latincavus‘hollow’source
Latinmeaning shiftshollow → a cagecavea‘a cage’source
Late Latingabiola‘a cage’source
Anglo-Frenchmeaning shiftsa cage → a prisongaole‘a prison’source
Englishgaol‘a prison’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin cavus ‘hollow’.

Roots

cavus Latin “hollow”

Related words

cave cavern cavity concave excavate

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