Where does “toiletless” come from?
toiletless (English) comes from English toilet, from French toilette, from French Toile, from Old French toile, from Old French teile, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
toiletless (English): Without a toilet
Ancestry of “toiletless”, 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 |