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vestibulum.

entrance, court;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[wɛsˈtɪ.bʊ.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[vesˈtiː.bu.lum]
  1. enclosed space between the entrance of a house and the street, forecourt, entrance court

    declension-2 · literally · neuter
  2. enclosed space between the entrance of a house and the street, forecourt, entrance court entrance (to anything)

    declension-2 · literally · neuter
  3. beginning

    declension-2 · figuratively · neuter
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibilities include: * From vestiō (“to dress, clothe, vest”) + -bulum (“place, location”, nominal suffix). * From unattested *vestis ("a feeding") or *vestus ("fed"), from the Proto-Indo-European root *wes- (“to graze”). * For *verostabulum, from unattested *verus or *verum (“door”) (cf. aperiō) and stabulum. * From the root of verrō (“to sweep”) (compare vestīgium). * From unattested *vestis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéstis, which is equivalent to Old English wist (“being,existence”). * From vestis + stabulum. * From vē- + stabulum.

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