Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “baneum” come from?

baneum (Latin) comes from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

Ancestry of “baneum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
2Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
3Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →