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Where does “dormytory” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dormytory”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dormytory”

  • dormitory
  • interdormitory
  • nondormitory
Every word from Latin dormitorius →