Where does “bainujantzi” come from?

bainujantzi (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.

bainujantzi (Basque): bathrobe, swimsuit

Definitions

  1. bathrobe, swimsuit

Ancestry of “bainujantzi”, step by step

bainujantzi 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 jantzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquejantziclothes, clothing
2Proto-Basque*-antz-
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum