Where does “dortoir” come from?

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

dortoir (English): Alternative form of dorter

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dorter

Ancestry of “dortoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdorterA bedroom or dormitory, especially in a monastery
2Middle Englishdortour
3Old Frenchdortoir
4Latindormitoriuma sleeping-room, dormitory
5Latindormitoriusof or for sleeping
Every word from Latin dormitoriusEvery word from Latin dormitoriumEvery word from Old French dortoir