Where does “bagne” come from?
bagne (French) comes from Italian bagno, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.
bagne (French): penal colony; prison where prisonners are forced...
Definitions
- penal colony; prison where prisonners are forced...