Where does “banujo” come from?

banujo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bani, from French baigner, from Old French baignier, from Vulgar Latin baneare, from Latin balneāre, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

banujo (Esperanto): bathtub

Definitions

  1. bathtub

Ancestry of “banujo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobanito bathe
2Frenchbaignerto bathe; to go for a swim
3Old Frenchbaignierto bathe; to take a bath; to bathe oneself
4Vulgar Latinbaneareto bathe oneself
5Latinbalneāre
6Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
7Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
8Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum