From Late Latin 'capanna' (hut), via Old French — the same root that gave us 'cabinet' through diminutive form.
A small wooden shelter or house; an enclosed compartment in a ship or aircraft.
From Old French 'cabane,' from Provençal 'cabana,' from Late Latin 'capanna' meaning 'hut.' Probably of pre-Latin, possibly Celtic origin. Key roots: capanna (Late Latin: "hut").