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nidus
Latin · ancient
"nest"
meaning "nest"
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niche
French · medieval
"a recessed wall space"
came to mean a recessed space in a wall, like a nest
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niche
English · 1600s-1700s
"a specialized position or role suited to someone"
adopted directly from French, later broadened figuratively
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