Where does “cabine” come from?
cabine (Dutch) comes from French cabine, from English cabin, from Middle English caban, from Old French cabane, from Occitan cabana, from Late Latin capanna — hut.
cabine (Dutch): cabin; cab
Ancestry of “cabine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | cabine | cabin |
| 2 | English | cabin | A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier,... |
| 3 | Middle English | caban | — |
| 4 | Old French | cabane | — |
| 5 | Occitan | cabana | cabin, hut |
| 6 | Late Latin | capanna | hut |