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Where does “dortour” come from?

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

dortour (Old French): dormitory

Definitions

  1. dormitory

Ancestry of “dortour”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dortour”

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