Wiktionary:Etymology scriptorium/2011/October

гусеница
I'm looking for the etymology of Polish gąsienica, Russian/Croatian гусеница, Slovene gosenica, Bulgarian гъсеница, Ukrainian гусениця, Macedonian гасеница, Slovak husenica and Czech housenka. Maro 19:09, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

aviary
Can someone add the etymology for this word? It seems to be quite straight-forward - from Latin aviarium, from ---&#62; Tooironic 12:55, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Done! < class="latinx" >Ƿidsiþ 14:25, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Benigne dicis. ---&#62; Tooironic 11:54, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Hold the ring
Anyone know the etymology of hold the ring (and can add it to the entry)? — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 14:15, 28 October 2011 (UTC)


 * The original expression was "keep the ring", meaning to keep order amongst the spectators at a fight, first cited in Sporting Magazine, October 1828, but it was also used with the meaning of retaining a title. The OED's first cite of "hold the ring" is from 1928: "... the State ought not to meddle with industry, ... but should confine itself to holding the ring while the disputants fight out their differences.".    D b f  i  r  s   13:14, 29 October 2011 (UTC)