Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “bagnio” come from?

bagnio (English) comes from Italian bagno, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

bagnio (English): A brothel; A building for bathing, sweating; In...

Definitions

  1. A brothel; A building for bathing, sweating; In...

Ancestry of “bagnio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbagnobath; swim, bathe; bathroom
2Latinbāneum—
3Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
4Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
5Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →