penthouse

• n. 屋根裏部屋、ペントハウス、ルーフルーム

古フランス語のapentis（くっつく、ぶら下がる）が省略されたもので、語源はラテン語のappendere（ぶら下がる、依存する）で、語源はpendant（ペンダント）と同じ。 もともとは仮設テントや小屋などの屋根を指していたが、後にペントハウス?ラグジュアリー?スイートを指すようになった。スペルはhouseの影響で低俗化している。

penthouse

penthouse: [14] Penthouse has no etymological connection with house. It comes from Anglo- Norman *pentis, an abbreviated version of Old French apentis. This in turn went back to Latin appendicium ‘additional attached part’, a derivative of appendēre ‘attach’ (source of English append [15] and appendix [16]), which was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and pendēre ‘hang’ (source of English pending, pendulum, etc).

It arrived in English as pentis, and was used for a sort of ‘lean-to with a sloping roof’. A perceived semantic connection with houses led by the late 14th century to its reformulation as penthouse, but its application to a ‘(luxurious) flat on top of a tall block’ did not emerge until the 20th century.
=> append, pendulum

penthouse (n.)

pendize, early 14c., from Anglo-French pentiz, a shortening of Old French apentis "attached building, appendage," from Medieval Latin appendicium, from Latin appendere "to hang" (see append). Modern spelling is from c. 1530, by folk etymology influence of Middle French pente "slope," and English house (the meaning at that time was "attached building with a sloping roof or awning"). Originally a simple structure (Middle English homilies describe Jesus' birthplace in the manger as a "penthouse"); meaning "apartment or small house built on the roof of a skyscraper" first recorded 1921, from which time dates its association with luxury.

1. Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue.

リリーは公園通り近くの最上階の豪華マンションに住んでいる。

2.The manager himself ushered Jill to an enormous penthouse suite.

マネージャーはジルと一緒に広い屋上のスイートルームに入った。

3.Is that the one of the rounds from the penthouse ？

屋上のスイートルームから持ってきた弾？

4. Two bedroom ( 4 persons ) fully self contained split level penthouse apartment.

2 LDK（4名様）全内装複式最上階ロフト。＜／

5.You cant buy a penthouse with a gold star.

小さなペンタゴンで豪邸を買うことができないから。