Where does “baño” come from?
baño (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese banno, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.
baño (Galician): bath; bathtub; bathroom
Ancestry of “baño”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | banno | — |
| 2 | Latin | bāneum | — |
| 3 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |