An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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house
  خانه  
xâné (#)
Fr.: maison  

  1. A building in which people live.

  2. A building for any purpose. → greenhouse.

Etymology (EN): M.E. h(o)us, from O.E. hus “dwelling, shelter, house;” cf. O.N. hus; Du. huis; Ger. Haus .

Etymology (PE): Xâné “house,” from Mid.Pers. xânak, xân, xôn; Aftari dialect kiye “house, home;” Xonsâri ki “house;” Anâraki xiya, Tâti Karingân kâ, Sangesari keh “house, home;” cf. L. cunae “cradle; bed;” Gk. kome “village;” PIE base *kei- “bed; to lie, to settle; beloved” (other cognates: O.E. ham “dwelling, house, village;” E. home; Ger. Heim; L. civis “townsman;” Fr. cité; E. city; Skt. śiva- “auspicious, dear”).