Where does “toileting” come from?
Toileting comes from English toilet, derived from French toilette, which combines French tela (cloth) with the diminutive suffix -ette, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- meaning to weave.
toileting (English): present participle of toilet; The use of the...
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- present participle of toilet; The use of the...
Ancestry of “toileting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | toilet | A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread... |
| 2 | French | toilette | toilet; the toilet, lavatory |
| 3 | French | Toile | — |
| 4 | Old French | toile | fabric; web |
| 5 | Old French | teile | Alternative form of toile |
| 6 | Latin | tēla | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 10 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 11 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |