Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗A single-room dwelling for a hermit. · A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment. · A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person. · A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
From Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *kelnā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”). Doublet of cella and hall. Displaced native Old English cleofa whence English cleve.
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- Root classification mention*ḱel- (cover)ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentioncelleenm
- Inherited-form mentioncellang
- Derivation mentioncellala
- Derivation mentioncelfro
- Derivation mentioncelefro
- Derivation mention*kelnāitc-pro
- Derivation mention*ḱelneh₂ine-pro
- Derivation mention*ḱel-ine-pro
- Doublet mentioncellaen
- Doublet mentionhallen
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