An apartment is a set of rooms in a building where a person or family lives, usually one of many homes in the same building.
From French "appartement" meaning "a separated room or suite," from Italian "appartamento" related to "separate." It originally emphasized being a private, set-apart space within a larger building.
“Apartment” and “apart” share the idea of separation: an apartment is literally your “separate space” inside a bigger structure. The word quietly reminds you that privacy is a built-in part of the design.
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