Where does “bantuko” come from?
bantuko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bano, from Esperanto bani, from French baigner, from Old French baignier, from Vulgar Latin baneare, from Latin balneāre, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον — bath-man.
bantuko (Esperanto): towel
Definitions
- towel
Ancestry of “bantuko”, step by step
bantuko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto bano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bano | bath |
| 2 | Esperanto | bani | to bathe |
| 3 | French | baigner | to bathe; to go for a swim |
| 4 | Old French | baignier | to bathe; to take a bath; to bathe oneself |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | baneare | to bathe oneself |
| 6 | Latin | balneāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |