why are they called APARTments when they are all joined together?

Answer 1

Because it takes APART of your wages to pay the rent!

Answer 2

Because despite being all joined together, everyone lives apart, not together with the neighbours.
Were you serious with question, or did you just want to ask something and couldn't quite think what?

Answer 3

The word comes from the French appartere "to separate". Each living unit is separated from the other, unlike a large house or building with many rooms but common bathrooms, kitchen, etc.
The study or word origins is called "etymology"
Next time, just search on "etymology" and the word you are interested in.

Answer 4

Why is this question is zoology?

The origin of the word is from the Italian 'appartamento' and the verb 'apparta(re)' meaning 'to separate' or 'to divide'.
This would suggest that it means to separate sections of one building where people would be living.

I don't know if you were trying to be funny, if you were, I apologise, but now you know!

Answer 5

Because there are no direct connections between them, thus keeping the inhabitants 'apart'.

Doug

Answer 6

i don't think this question of yours is linked with zoology well apartments because boundaries are there to apart one from other rooms

Answer 7

For the same reason that we drive on the Parkway and park in the Driveway...........The same reason that we eat things like jumbo shrimp.........The same reason that read and read are pronounced different, despite the same spelling.

:-)

Answer 8

i would guess because 'individual togetherments under one roof' just doesnt trip off the tongue somehow. hope this is a joke question!

Answer 9

maybe because the house is half complete