Etymology of the English word toilet
the English word
toiletderived from the French word
toilettederived from the Old French word
toilederived from the New Latin word
tela (web; web; warp)
derived from the Latin word
texere (weave; plait; construct with elaborate care)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teks-derived from the Latin word
telum (dart, spear; weapon)
derived from the Old French word
tellettederived from the Old French word
teileDate
The earliest known usage of toilet in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
toiletryCognates
Dutch
toilet, French
toilette, German
Toilette, Lithuanian
tualetas, Norwegian
toalett, Polish
toaleta, Russian
тyaлeт, Swedish
toalettUsage
Word found in Modern English
