Etymograph

English

fornicatorium

Fornicatorium comes from Latin fornicātiō ‘fornication’, and goes back to fornix ‘brothel’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfornix‘brothel’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfornicātiō‘fornication’
  3. Englishtodayfornicatorium

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfornix‘brothel’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfornicātiō‘fornication’
  3. Englishtodayfornicatorium

The story

The ending comes from words such as ciborium and emporium, both Greek loanwords.

Every English word from Latin fornix

Today it means

noun 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.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin fornix / fornicatorium

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