balneation

English

noun

Definitions

(formal) The act of bathing.
The administration of public baths.

Etymology

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

balneal 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
bain Old French