Where does “tualetejo” come from?
tualetejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tualeto, from Polish toaleta, from French toilette, from French Toile, from Old French toile, from Old French teile, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tualetejo (Esperanto): A dressing room, a small room where one puts on...
Definitions
- A dressing room, a small room where one puts on...
Ancestry of “tualetejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | tualeto | personal grooming; washing, dressing etc., one's... |
| 2 | Polish | toaleta | toilet, lavatory, loo; toilette |
| 3 | French | toilette | toilet; the toilet, lavatory |
| 4 | French | Toile | — |
| 5 | Old French | toile | fabric; web |
| 6 | Old French | teile | Alternative form of toile |
| 7 | Latin | tēla | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 11 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 12 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |