Etymology

cage

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Today it means: An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation. Full definition →

Middle English cage ← Old French cage ← Latin cavea
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  1. Latin · derived fromcavea
  2. Old French · derived fromcage
  3. Middle English · derived fromcage
  4. English todaycage

From Middle English cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea. Doublet of cadge and cavea and related to jail.

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