English
latrine
Latrine comes from Latin lātrīna ‘bath’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‘to wash’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₃-‘to wash’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElātrīna‘bath’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlatrine
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₃-‘to wash’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElātrīna‘bath’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlatrine
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‘to wash’
laundry, lavish, deluge, alluvial, lye, solute, launder, lavatory, laver, lather, ablution, diluent, lave, lavage, 14 more
Today it means
noun An open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- / latrine