Etymology of the English word sanitary
the English word
sanitaryderived from the French word
sanitairederived from the Latin word
sanitas (sanity, reason; health)
derived from the Latin word
sanus (sound; healthy; sensible)
Date
The earliest known usage of sanitary in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
insanitary,
sanitarian,
sanitize,
sanitationCognates
Dutch
sanitair, English
sanity, French
sanitaire, German
sanitär, German
Sanitäter, Norwegian
sanitär, Norwegian
sanitetssoldat, Swedish
sanitärUsage
Word found in Modern English
