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Where does “Vestibül” come from?

Vestibül (German) comes from French vestibule, from Latin vestibulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Vestibül (German): vestibule

Definitions

  1. vestibule

Ancestry of “Vestibül”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvestibulehall, entrance hall; vestibule
2Latinvestibulumvestibule, forecourt, an enclosed area at the...
3Latin-bulum
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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