From Latin 'vestibulum' (entrance court) — the Roman space between street and interior, possibly tied to Vesta.
An antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building; an enclosed entrance area between the exterior and interior of a structure.
From Latin 'vestibulum' (an entrance court, a forecourt between the street and the house), of uncertain ultimate etymology. One ancient theory connects it to 'Vesta' (the goddess of the hearth), with the vestibule as the space sacred to Vesta at the entrance of the Roman house. Another derivation links it to a compound of 've-' (a reduced form meaning 'away from' or a prefix of uncertain force) and 'stabulum' (a standing
In anatomy, 'vestibule' refers to several body cavities that serve as entrance chambers — most notably the vestibule of the inner ear, which is the entrance to the labyrinth of the cochlea. The anatomical use preserves the Latin sense of 'a space you pass through before reaching the main chamber' with remarkable precision.