Etymology

habitacle

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Today it means: A dwelling or habitation. Full definition →

Middle English habitacle ← Middle French habitacle ← Latin habitāculum
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  1. Latin · derived fromhabitāculum“dwelling place”
  2. Middle French · derived fromhabitacle
  3. Middle English · inherited fromhabitacle
  4. English todayhabitacle

From Middle English habitacle, from Middle French habitacle, from Latin habitāculum (“dwelling place”). See binnacle, habit (verb), inhabit.

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