Etymology

mansion

man·sion
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Today it means: A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy. Full definition →

Middle English mansioun ← Anglo-Norman mansion ← Latin mānsiō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommānsiō“dwelling, stopping-place”
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived frommansion
  3. Middle English · inherited frommansioun
  4. English todaymansion

Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”). By surface analysis, manse + -ion.

Words from the same roots

Latinmānsiō all →

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