Where does “poultryhouse” come from?
poultryhouse (English) comes from English poultry, from Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from Old French poulet, from Old French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós — pale, gray.
poultryhouse (English): A house for poultry (avian livestock), usually for chickens
Definitions
- A house for poultry (avian livestock), usually for chickens
Ancestry of “poultryhouse”, step by step
poultryhouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poultry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poultry | Domestic fowl raised for food; The meat from a... |
| 2 | Middle English | pultrie | Poultry; A location for the marketing and retail... |
| 3 | Old French | pouleterie | — |
| 4 | Old French | poulet | chicken |
| 5 | Old French | poule | hen |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 7 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
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 |