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Where does “toilette” come from?

toilette (French) comes from French Toile, from Old French toile, from Old French teile, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

toilette (French): toilet; the toilet, lavatory

Definitions

  1. toilet; the toilet, lavatory

Ancestry of “toilette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchToile—
2Old Frenchtoilefabric; web
3Old FrenchteileAlternative form of toile
4Latintēla—
5Old Dutchtegela—
6Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
7Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
8Latintēgula—
9Latintegō—
10Proto-Italictegōcover
11Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “toilette”

  • toilet
  • toilette
  • toileting
  • toiletry
  • toiletless
  • nontoilet
  • Toiletgate
  • toilettes
  • toilet bowl
  • toilette
  • toiletteur
  • Toilettenpapier
  • Toilette
  • toilette
  • tualete
  • tualeto
  • tualetejo
  • トイレット
  • toilet
  • toilettas
  • toaleta
  • τουαλέτα
  • toalett
  • toalettpapír
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