Where does “vestibule” come from?
vestibule (French) comes from Latin vestibulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
vestibule (French): hall, entrance hall; vestibule
Definitions
- hall, entrance hall; vestibule
Ancestry of “vestibule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vestibulum | vestibule, forecourt, an enclosed area at the... |
| 2 | Latin | -bulum | |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |