cellar
/ˈselə/SEH-lur
/ˈsɛlɚ/SEH-lur
Meaninga store-room
Common meaning: an underground store-room
- cella small room, store-roomLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 309 · scan
- aradjective or noun ending: of, belonging to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin cella ‘a small room, store-room’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cella, p. 309 · dictionary scan
Roots
- cella Latin “a small room, store-room”
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