Where does “bagnatura” come from?

bagnatura (Italian) comes from Italian bagnare, from Vulgar Latin baneare, from Latin balneāre, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

bagnatura (Italian): bathing; wetting

Definitions

  1. bathing; wetting

Ancestry of “bagnatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbagnareto wet, soak or water something; to flow through,...
2Vulgar Latinbaneareto bathe oneself
3Latinbalneāre
4Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
5Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
6Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum
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