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

Definitions

  1. plural of latrina

Ancestry of “latrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlatrinalavatory; latrine, bog, shitter; outhouse
2Latinlatrinabath; lavatory, water closet, toilet, privy
3Latinlavātrīna
4Latinlavōto wash, bathe
5Proto-Italiclawaō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃etiEvery word from Proto-Italic lawaō