domus
Latin for home
Domus is Latin for house or home, used in English primarily in academic contexts discussing Roman architecture and domestic life.
A domus was an urban single-family dwelling for wealthy Romans, distinguished from the insulae (apartment blocks) where common people lived.
The word appears in phrases like domus aurea (golden house) and survives in English derivatives like domestic and domicile.
Stately country residence
- atriumRoofed central hall
- insulaBuried cortical lobe
- peristyleColumned enclosure around courtyard
- hypocaustAncient underfloor heating
paterfamilias · familia · mosaic · fresco · stucco · patrician · plebeian
Household, in Spanish
- paterfamiliasMale head of family
- materfamiliasFemale head of household
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- kinshipState of being related
ancestry · lineage · clan · relatives · children · descendants · heritage · bloodline
Place one inhabits
- dwellingPlace of residence
- abodePlace of residence
- homeOne's personal residence
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
shelter · sanctuary · quarters · lodging · homestead · accommodation · habitation · roof
villa
Stately country residence
hypocaust · paterfamilias · familia · mosaic · fresco · stucco · patrician · plebeian
familia
Household, in Spanish
- paterfamiliasMale head of family
- materfamiliasFemale head of household
- householdDomestic unit of residents
kinship · ancestry · lineage · clan · relatives · children · descendants · heritage · bloodline · patriarch
residence
Place one inhabits
habitat · shelter · sanctuary · quarters · lodging · homestead · accommodation · habitation · roof · household
atrium
Roofed central hall
- peristyleColumned enclosure around courtyard
- columnVertical structural element
- porticoColumned covered entryway
vestibule · mosaic · fresco · pilaster · cornice · coffered · courtyard · colonnade · pediment · façade
hearth
Fireplace floor area
haven · refuge · nest · warmth · belonging · security · privacy · intimacy · threshold · hospitality
- domestic violenceAbuse between household members
- domestic abuseHarm by household member
- domestic marketsTrade within one country
- domestic relationsLegal matters between relatives
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- domestic partnerCommitted unmarried cohabitant
domain, dome, domestic, dominion, condominium, domicile, domesticate, domesticity, domestication