myEtymology.com: English etymology of pigeonhole

Etymology of the English word pigeonhole

the English word pigeonhole

derived from the English word hole

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kailo-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kel-

derived from the English word pigeon

derived from the Old French word pijon

derived from the Latin root *pibio

derived from the Late Latin word pipio

derived from the Late Latin word pipire