Etymology

accommodation

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Today it means: Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or students, etc. Full definition →

French accommodation ← Latin accommodātiōnem ← Proto-Italic *medos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  7. Proto-Italic*kom
  8. Proto-Italic*kom-
  9. Latincom-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  12. Proto-Italic*medos
  13. Latinmodus
  14. Latincommodus
  15. Latincommodum
  16. Latincommodō
  17. Latinaccommodō
  18. Latinaccommodātiōnem
  19. Frenchaccommodation
  20. English todayaccommodation

From French accommodation, from Latin accommodātiō (“adjustment, accommodation, compliance”), from accommodō (“adapt, put in order”). Superficially accommodate + -ion. The sense of "lodging" was first attested in 1600.

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