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“dwelling-room” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dwelling-room
diaeta (δίαιτα, any room fit to live in, post-Augustan; also a number of adjoining dwelling-rooms, Gierig, Plin., Ep., 2, 17, 12): cenaculum: cubiculum hospitale (dining-room).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for dwelling-room?
The usual Latin words for “dwelling-room” are diaeta, cēnāculum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.