Where does “banh” come from?

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

banh (Occitan): bath

Definitions

  1. bath

Ancestry of “banh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
2Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
3Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
4Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον →Every word from Latin balneum →