Where does “sanatorium” come from?

Sanatorium derives from Latin sanātōrium, the neuter form of an adjective based on Latin sānō meaning "to heal," from Latin sānus meaning "healthy," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European swā-n-.

sanatorium (English): An institution that treats chronic diseases, and...

Definitions

  1. An institution that treats chronic diseases, and...

Ancestry of “sanatorium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanatushealed, cured; restored, repaired, corrected
2Latinsānōto heal, cure
3Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “sanatorium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Latin -ō →Every word from Latin sānō →