Where does “customshouse” come from?
customshouse (English) comes from English customs, from English custom, from Middle English custume, from Anglo-Norman custume, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk- — to do, put, place.
customshouse (English): Alternative form of custom house
Definitions
- Alternative form of custom house
Ancestry of “customshouse”, step by step
customshouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English customs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | customs | The duties or taxes imposed on imported or... |
| 2 | English | custom | Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of... |
| 3 | Middle English | custume | A habit; a routine action or practice |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | custume | custom; tradition |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 7 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English House
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 2 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 3 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |