Where does “dormitory” come from?

dormitory (Middle English) comes from Latin dormitorium, from Latin dormitorius — of or for sleeping.

Ancestry of “dormitory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindormitoriuma sleeping-room, dormitory
2Latindormitoriusof or for sleeping

Words derived from “dormitory”

Every word from Latin dormitorius →Every word from Latin dormitorium →