Where does “latrine” come from?
latrine (Italian) comes from Italian latrina, from Latin latrina, from Latin lavātrīna, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
latrine (Italian): plural of latrina
Ancestry of “latrine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | latrina | lavatory; latrine, bog, shitter; outhouse |
| 2 | Latin | latrina | bath; lavatory, water closet, toilet, privy |
| 3 | Latin | lavātrīna | — |
| 4 | Latin | lavō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |