Bain

English

proper noun

Etymology

Derived from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic bàn (white, fair) derived from Old English ban (bone) derived from Old Norse beinn (straight, right, convenient, advantageous, fair, friendly, favourable, keen) derived from Old French bain (bath) derived from Latin balneum (bath, bathing place, bath-house).

Origin

Latin

balneum

Gloss

bath, bathing place, bath-house

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bainite English
bainitic English
balneal English
balneation English
balneotherapy English
*baneum Latin
*bāneum Latin
balnearius Latin
balneum Latin
balneāre Latin
balneāris Latin
baneum Latin
bagno Italian
baño Spanish, Castilian
βαλανεῖον Ancient Greek
*bainaz Proto-Germanic
ban Old English
bain Middle English
been Middle English
beinn Old Norse
úbeinn Old Norse
bain Old French
beinn Icelandic
bán Old Irish
bàn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
bàn-dhearg Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
bàn-gheal Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
bàn-ghlas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
mathan bàn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
*bain gmw-pro