Aviary
/ˈeɪ.vi.ɛr.i/noun
A place where birds are kept, especially a large enclosure.
Did you know?Aviary comes through Latin from avis, the everyday word for “bird,” showing how a simple nature word became a term for a human-made enclosure.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂éwis
“bird”
Latin
Latin
avis
“bird”
Late Latin
Latin
aviarium
“place for birds; bird enclosure”
Old French
Old French
aviarie
“bird enclosure”
16th Century
English
aviary
“place where birds are kept”