Where does “îmbăiere” come from?

îmbăiere (Romanian) comes from Romanian îmbăia, from Romanian baie, from Hungarian bánya, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

îmbăiere (Romanian): bathing

Definitions

  1. bathing

Ancestry of “îmbăiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîmbăiato take a bath; to give a bath to
2Romanianbaiebathroom; bath, bathtub
3Hungarianbányamine; healing spring or bath
4Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
5Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
6Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
7Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
8Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum
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