Where does “dorter” come from?

dorter (English) comes from Middle English dortour, from Old French dortoir, from Latin dormitorium, from Latin dormitorius — of or for sleeping.

dorter (English): A bedroom or dormitory, especially in a monastery

Definitions

  1. A bedroom or dormitory, especially in a monastery

Ancestry of “dorter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdortour—
2Old Frenchdortoir—
3Latindormitoriuma sleeping-room, dormitory
4Latindormitoriusof or for sleeping

Words derived from “dorter”

Every word from Latin dormitorius →Every word from Latin dormitorium →Every word from Old French dortoir →