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Where does “bañar” come from?

bañar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin baneare, from Latin balneāre, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

bañar (Spanish): to bathe

Definitions

  1. to bathe

Ancestry of “bañar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbaneareto bathe oneself
2Latinbalneāre—
3Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
4Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
5Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
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