Etymology

domatium

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Today it means: A chamber produced by a plant in which insects, mites, or fungi live. Full definition →

Latin dōmatium ← Ancient Greek δωμάτιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδωμάτιον“chamber, bedroom”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromdōmatium
  3. English todaydomatium

Borrowed from New Latin dōmatium, from Ancient Greek δωμάτιον (dōmátion, “chamber, bedroom”), diminutive of δῶμα (dôma, “house, dwelling place of animals”); akin to δόμος (dómos, “house”).

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