Etymology

fornicatorium

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Today it means: A bedroom, or any room used for fornication; often a small podlike room within a larger fornication-related establishment; in modern times, mainly found in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Full definition →

Latin fornicātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromfornicātiō
  2. English todayfornicatorium

From Latin fornicātiō, from fornix (“brothel”). The ending comes from words such as ciborium and emporium, both Greek loanwords.

Words from the same roots

Latinfornicātiō all →

fornication

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