LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caveola

caveola f (genitive caveolae)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininelittle cage

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaveolacaveolae
genitivecaveolaecaveolārum
dativecaveolaecaveolīs
accusativecaveolamcaveolās
ablativecaveolācaveolīs
vocativecaveolacaveolae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱowh₁ós?
  3. Proto-Italic*kawos
  4. Latincaveola

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin *caveus Latin cavea Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ola Latin caveola From cavea (“cage”) + -ola (diminutive ending). Attested in glosses from late antiquity.

Italo-Romance
  • Italiangabbiola
  • Italiangabbiuola
  • Italiancagiola
  • Italiancagiolo
  • Italiancagiuolo
  • unknowncaggiola
  • unknowncajola
  • unknowngaggiola
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancajola
  • Catalangarjola
  • Old Frenchjaiole
  • Gasconcujòla
  • Gasconcojòla
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishgayolafrom Aragonese gayola
  • Portuguesegaiola
  • Galiciangaiola
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesegabiola
  • Piedmontesegabieul
Basque
  • Basquekaiola

In English words that came into English from caveola

  • jailcaveola
  • cajolegabiola
  • caveolacaveola
  • gaolgabiola

Quick answers

What does caveola mean in Latin?
caveola, a noun, means “little cage”.
What is the genitive of caveola?
The genitive singular is caveolae. caveola is feminine, first declension.
Where does caveola come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós? → Proto-Italic *kawos → Latin caveola.
Which English words come from caveola?
English words that go back to Latin caveola include jail, caveola, cajole and gaol.