English
gaolish
From gaol + -ish.
Formed from gaol + -ish
Proto-Italic *kawos
…
Latin cavea ‘cavity, coop, cage’
Late Latin caveola ‘little cage’
Medieval Latin gabiola
Middle English gayole ‘jail, prison’
English gaol
Today it means
adj Dated spelling of jailish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gaolish