Where does “bainuetxe” come from?

bainuetxe (Basque) comes from Basque bainu, from Spanish baño, from Old Spanish banno, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

bainuetxe (Basque): bathhouse, spa

Definitions

  1. bathhouse, spa

Ancestry of “bainuetxe”, step by step

bainuetxe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque bainu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebainubathing
2Spanishbañobath; bathroom; toilet
3Old Spanishbannobath, bathing pool
4Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
5Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
6Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
7Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

via Basque etxe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueetxehouse; home; building, place where an activity...
2BasqueetseArchaic form of etxe
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum