Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “balneario” come from?

balneario (Spanish) comes from Latin balnearius, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

balneario (Spanish): spa; seaside resort, bathing resort

Definitions

  1. spa; seaside resort, bathing resort

Ancestry of “balneario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbalneariusOf, pertaining to or frequenting baths or...
2Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
3Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
4Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →