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

  1. penal colony; prison where prisonners are forced...

Ancestry of “bagne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbagnobath; swim, bathe; bathroom
2Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
3Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
4Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
5Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

Words derived from “bagne

Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum
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