Where does “tualeto” come from?
tualeto (Esperanto) comes from Polish toaleta, 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.
tualeto (Esperanto): personal grooming; washing, dressing etc., one's...
Definitions
- personal grooming; washing, dressing etc., one's...
Ancestry of “tualeto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | toaleta | toilet, lavatory, loo; toilette |
| 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 |
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