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Etymology of the English word poorhouse

the English word poorhouse
derived from the English word house
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khusan
derived from the English word poor
derived from the Old French word povre
derived from the Latin word pauper (poor man; poor, meager, unproductive)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pau-




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