Where does “banju” come from?

banju (Maltese) comes from Italian bagno, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

banju (Maltese): bath

Definitions

  1. bath

Ancestry of “banju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbagnobath; swim, bathe; bathroom
2Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
3Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
4Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
5Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum
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