Where does “baignoire” come from?

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

baignoire (French): bath (British), bathtub, tub (especially US)

Definitions

  1. bath (British), bathtub, tub (especially US)

Ancestry of “baignoire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaignerto bathe; to go for a swim
2Old Frenchbaignierto bathe; to take a bath; to bathe oneself
3Vulgar Latinbaneareto bathe oneself
4Latinbalneāre—
5Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
6Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
7Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

Words derived from “baignoire”

Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον →Every word from Latin balneum →