Etymology of the French word laboratoire
the French word
laboratoirederived from the Latin word
laborare (work, labor; produce)
derived from the Latin word
labor (labor, toil, exertion; preoccupation, concern; struggle)
Date
The earliest known usage of laboratoire in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
laboCognates
Dutch
laboratorium, English
laboratory, German
Laboratorium, Italian
laboratorio, Lithuanian
laboratorija, Norwegian
laboratorium, Polish
laboratorium, Swedish
laboratorium
