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Where does “vespasienne” come from?

vespasienne (English) comes from French vespasienne, from French colonne vespasienne — Vespasian column.

vespasienne (English): A public street urinal in France

Definitions

  1. A public street urinal in France

Ancestry of “vespasienne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvespasienneurinal
2Frenchcolonne vespasienneVespasian column
Every word from French colonne vespasienne →