Etymology

domicile

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Today it means: A home or residence. Full definition →

Middle English domicelle ← Middle French domicile ← Latin domicilium
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromdomicilium
  2. Middle French · derived fromdomicile
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdomicelle
  4. English todaydomicile

Inherited from Middle English domicelle, domicylie, from Middle French domicile and directly from Latin domicilium.

Words from the same roots

Latindomicilium all →

domiciliary

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