Where does “ban” come from?

ban (Volapük) comes from French bain, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

ban (Volapük): bath

Definitions

  1. bath

Ancestry of “ban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbainbath
2Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
3Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
4Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
5Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man

Words derived from “ban”

Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον →Every word from Latin balneum →