Etymology of the English word jailbird
the English word
jailbirdderived from the English word
jailderived from the Old French word
jaiolederived from the Latin word
caveoladerived from the Latin word
cavea (cage, coop, stall; hollow, cavity; roof)
derived from the Latin word
cavus (hollow or cave; hole, cavity, depression; hollow, excavated, hollowed out; sunken; deep, having deep channel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuÉ™-derived from the English word
birdUsage
Word found in Modern English
