Etymology

apodyterium

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Today it means: The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀποδυτήριον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀποδυτήριον
  2. English todayapodyterium

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀποδυτήριον (apodutḗrion), from ἀποδύω (apodúō, “strip oneself”).

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