Where does “portacabin” come from?
portacabin (English) comes from English Portakabin, from English cabin, from Middle English caban, from Old French cabane, from Occitan cabana, from Late Latin capanna — hut.
portacabin (English): A prefabricated hut that is transportable, often...
Definitions
- A prefabricated hut that is transportable, often...
Ancestry of “portacabin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Portakabin | A type of mobile building |
| 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 |