Where does “coolhouse” come from?

coolhouse (English) comes from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik- — sap, juice.

coolhouse (English): A greenhouse kept at a relatively low...

Definitions

  1. A greenhouse kept at a relatively low...

Ancestry of “coolhouse”, step by step

coolhouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoolHaving a slightly low temperature; mildly or...
2Middle Englishcool
3Middle Englishpekpeak
4Middle EnglishpikeAlternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron...
5Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
6Proto-Germanic*pīk
7Latinpixpitch, tar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via English House

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHouseA particular chamber of political representation
2Middle Englishhoushouse, residence; house of worship, temple;...
3Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi-