Where does “banyo” come from?

banyo (Northern Kurdish) comes from Turkish banyo, from Ottoman Turkish بانیو, from Italian bagno, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

banyo (Northern Kurdish): bathroom

Definitions

  1. bathroom

Ancestry of “banyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbanyobathroom; a tub or pool used for bathing
2Ottoman Turkishبانیوbathroom, a room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and usually a toilet
3Italianbagnobath; swim, bathe; bathroom
4Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
5Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
6Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
7Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum