Where does “banyo” come from?

banyo (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish baño, from Old Spanish banno, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

banyo (Bikol Central): bathroom; shower room

Definitions

  1. bathroom; shower room

Ancestry of “banyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbañobath; bathroom; toilet
2Old Spanishbannobath, bathing pool
3Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
4Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
5Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
6Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum
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