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Where does “baigner” come from?

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

baigner (French): to bathe; to go for a swim

Definitions

  1. to bathe; to go for a swim

Ancestry of “baigner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaignierto bathe; to take a bath; to bathe oneself
2Vulgar Latinbaneareto bathe oneself
3Latinbalneāre—
4Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
5Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
6Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

Words derived from “baigner”

  • baignoire
  • baigneur
  • baignoire
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