Where does “penthouse” come from?
Penthouse comes from Old French pentiz, from Old French apendiz, from Latin appendo meaning to hang toward or attach, composed of Latin ad- and Latin ad combined with Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- meaning to stretch or span.
penthouse (English): An outhouse or other structure attached to the...
Definitions
- An outhouse or other structure attached to the...
Ancestry of “penthouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | pentiz | pentice |
| 2 | Old French | apendiz | appentice |
| 3 | Latin | appendo | I hang or suspend; I weigh out |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |