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Where does “cabine” come from?

cabine (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cabina, from French cabine, from English cabin, from Middle English caban, from Old French cabane, from Occitan cabana, from Late Latin capanna — hut.

cabine (Portuguese): Alternative form of cabina

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cabina

Ancestry of “cabine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecabinacabin
2Frenchcabinecabin
3EnglishcabinA small dwelling characteristic of the frontier,...
4Middle Englishcaban—
5Old Frenchcabane—
6Occitancabanacabin, hut
7Late Latincapannahut
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