Where does “household appliance” come from?
household appliance (English) comes from English appliance, from English apply, from Middle English aplien, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
household appliance (English): A machine which accomplishes a household function, such as cooking or cleaning
Definitions
- A machine which accomplishes a household function, such as cooking or cleaning
Ancestry of “household appliance”, step by step
household appliance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appliance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appliance | An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed... |
| 2 | English | apply | To lay or place; to put; To put to use; to use or... |
| 3 | Middle English | aplien | — |
| 4 | Old French | applier | to bend; to apply |
| 5 | Latin | applicō | to apply |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English household
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | household | Collectively, all the persons who live in a given... |
| 2 | Middle English | houshold | family, household; house, residence; household... |
| 3 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 4 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |