Etymology

sanitary

san·i·ta·ry
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Today it means: Of or relating to health. Full definition →

French sanitaire ← Latin sanitas
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  1. Latin · derived fromsanitas“health”
  2. French · borrowed fromsanitaire
  3. English todaysanitary

19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary.

Words from the same roots

Latinsanitas all →

insanitysanitySanitassanitate

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