Where does “aranybánya” come from?
aranybánya (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.
aranybánya (Hungarian): gold mine
Definitions
- gold mine
Ancestry of “aranybánya”, step by step
aranybánya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian bánya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bánya | mine; healing spring or bath |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | baňa | bath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,... |
| 3 | Latin | bāneum | attested in Pompeii |
| 4 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |