Where does “banyar” come from?

banyar (Catalan) comes from Catalan bany, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

banyar (Catalan): to bathe

Definitions

  1. to bathe

Ancestry of “banyar”, step by step

banyar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan bany

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbanybath; bathroom; bathtub
2Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
3Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
4Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
5Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

via Vulgar Latin baneare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbaneareto bathe oneself
2Latinbalneāre—

via Aragonese banyo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aragonesebanyobath the act of bathing

Words derived from “banyar”

Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον →Every word from Latin balneum →