Where does “Nagybánya” come from?

Nagybánya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bánya, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

Ancestry of “Nagybánya”, step by step

Nagybánya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bánya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbányamine; healing spring or bath
2Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
3Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
4Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
5Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
6Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

via Hungarian Nagy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianNagybig, great
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum