Where does “Baniewicz” come from?

Baniewicz (Polish) comes from Polish bania, from Old Polish bania, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

Ancestry of “Baniewicz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishbaniaAugmentative of bańka; party; bash; head
2Old Polishbaniaround necked vessel sometimes in the shape of a skull
3Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
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
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