Where does “toilet” come from?
Toilet comes from French toilette, diminutive of French toile meaning cloth, from Latin tela meaning woven fabric, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- meaning to weave.
toilet (English): A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread...
Definitions
- A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread...
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