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
Ancestry of “bagnatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | bagnare | to wet, soak or water something; to flow through,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | baneare | to bathe oneself |
| 3 | Latin | balneāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |