Etymograph

English

janitrix

Janitrix comes from Latin iānitrīx.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiānitrīx
  2. Englishtodayjanitrix

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiānitrīx
  2. Englishtodayjanitrix

Equivalent to janitor + -trix

Latin ianitor ‘doorkeeper’

English janitor

Today it means

noun A female janitor.

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

Etymograph / Latin iānitrīx / janitrix