Etymology
The word "quail" comes from the Old French word "quaille," which is derived from the Late Latin word "quacula," a diminutive of "quacus," meaning "cuckoo." The name was likely given due to the quail's call, which resembles the call of a cuckoo.
Meaning
Origin
Etymology Latin coagulare to curdle clot Proto Indo European kwag to shake tr
Etymology Cogent originates from the Latin word cogere meaning to drive together
Etymology Old High German quëllan Old Saxon quellan Middle Low German quellen Middle
Etymology The word quail comes from the Old French word quaille which is derived fro
Etymology Derived from Greek ana meaning up or again bolicos meaning rela
Etymology Origin Old French arbaleste Derivation Late Latin arcuballista crossbow
Etymology From Ancient Greek ἄστρον ástron star and βλῆμα blēm
Etymology French balle Latin palla ball Meaning and Origin The word ball come
Etymology The word ballad is derived from the Old French word ballade which in turn
Etymology The word ballet comes from the Italian word balletto which in turn is deri
Etymology Latin ballista Greek βαλλίστρα ballistra Meaning Heavy arti
Etymology The word ballistic is derived from the Greek word ballein which means to
Etymology Ballistics is derived from the Greek word ballein meaning to throw Me
Etymology Greek βέλεμνον bélemnon meaning dart or projectile Meaning
Etymology and Meaning The word catabolism comes from the Greek words kata down apar
Etymology The word devil originates from the Greek word diabolos which means sland
Etymology The word diabolical comes from the Late Latin word diabolus which in turn
Etymology Discobolus is derived from the Greek words disk δίσκος meaning
Etymology The word emblem is derived from the Greek word emblema meaning something
Etymology Greek embolos plug Latin embolismus insertion Meaning An embo
Etymology The word hyperbola is derived from the Ancient Greek word ὑπερβολή
Etymology The word hyperbole comes from the Greek word hyperbolē which means overt
Etymology The word kill comes from the Middle English word killen which in turn come
Etymology Greek metabole change transformation Meaning The sum total of all che
Etymology The word palaver comes from the Portuguese word palavra which means word
Etymology Latin parabola from Greek παραβολή parabolé Meaning A coni
Etymology From Middle English parle from Old French parler from Latin parabolare
Etymology The word parliament comes from the Old French word parlement which is der
Etymology The word parlor derives from the Old French word parloir which itself com
Etymology Latin parola word French parole word promise English parol Meani
Etymology The word parole is derived from the Old French word parolle which in turn
Etymology Greek πρόβλημα problema obstacle question Latin problema di
Etymology Old High German quëllan Old Saxon quellan Middle Low German quellen Middle
Etymology The word quail comes from the Old French word quaille which is derived fro
Symbol Etymology From the Greek word symbolon meaning token or sign Originally
Etymology Middle English flenchen c 1300 from Anglo French flenchir from Old Frenc
Etymology Late 18th century from obsolete squinch squincy meaning to squint di
Etymology of Cringe Cringe originates from the Middle English term cringen which f
Etymology The word curlew is derived from the Old French word corlieu which in turn
Etymology The word papillon is derived from the French word papillon which means bu
Etymology The word recoil has its origins in two French words reculer to move bac
Etymology The word partridge comes from the Old French word perdrix which in turn o
Etymology The word bevy has origins in both Old Norse and French Old Norse beiði
Etymology The word move is derived from the Middle English muven which in turn came
Etymology Late Middle English from Middle Dutch schrinken variant of shrumpen from O
