myEtymology.com: French etymology of toilette

Etymology of the French word toilette

the French word toilette

derived from the Old French word toile

derived 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 tellette

derived from the Old French word teile

English toilet, Italian toilette, Romanian toaletă

Dutch toilet, English toilet, German Toilette, Lithuanian tualetas, Norwegian toalett, Polish toaleta, Russian тyaлeт, Swedish toalett