EuroLex/F/Toilet


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: toilette 'lavatory, bathroom, to dress up'

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

Annotations
Etymology: original English meaning: "cover or bag for clothes", from MF toilette "a cloth, bag for clothes" diminutive of toile "cloth, net". Sense evolution is to "act or process of dressing" (1681); then "a dressing room" (1819), especially one with a lavatory attached; then "lavatory or porcelain plumbing fixture" (1895), an AmE euphemistic use. Toilet paper is attested from 1884. Toilet training is recorded from 1940.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com

Information on Other Languages
Estonian: WC

Finnish: WC

Portuguese: privada, banheiro

Slovenian: stranišče

Spanish: lavabo