Etymology

balneary

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Today it means: A room for bathing. Full definition →

Latin balnearium ← Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβαλανεῖον
  2. Latin · borrowed frombalnearium
  3. English todaybalneary

Borrowed from Latin balnearium, from balneum (“bath”), from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon).

Words from the same roots

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