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Etymology of the English word cabin

the English word cabin
derived from the Old French word cabane
derived from the Old Provençal word cabana
derived from the Latin word capanna
derived from the Provençal word cabanna
derived from the Latin word capanna

Date

The earliest known usage of cabin in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

cabin-cruiser, cabined, cabining

Derivations in other languages

Italian cabinato

Cognates

Catalan cabanya, French cabane, Italian capanna, Italian cabina, Lithuanian kabina, Polish kabina, Portuguese cabana, Russian кабинa, Spanish cabaña

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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