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Where does “dortoir” come from?

dortoir (French) comes from Old French dortour, from Latin dormitorium, from Latin dormitorius — of or for sleeping.

dortoir (French): dormitory

Definitions

  1. dormitory

Ancestry of “dortoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdortourdormitory
2Latindormitoriuma sleeping-room, dormitory
3Latindormitoriusof or for sleeping
Every word from Latin dormitorius →