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Where does “dortoir” come from?

dortoir (Old French) comes from Latin dormitorium, from Latin dormitorius — of or for sleeping.

Ancestry of “dortoir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dortoir”

  • dorter
  • reredorter
  • dortoir
  • dortour
Every word from Latin dormitorius →