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 βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum