Where does “latrine” come from?

latrine (Dutch) comes from French latrine, from Latin latrina, from Latin lavātrīna, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

latrine (Dutch): a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit...

Definitions

  1. a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit...

Ancestry of “latrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlatrinelatrine
2Latinlatrinabath; lavatory, water closet, toilet, privy
3Latinlavātrīna—
4Latinlavōto wash, bathe
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →