Origin of the word “toilet”

Toilet comes from the French toilette (a cloth, bag for clothes) from toile (cloth, net). Sense evolution is to “act or process of dressing” and then “a dressing room”. Toile (older: teile) comes from the latin te(xe)la [fabric, cloth, textile] from the latin verb texo, which derives from the Greek verb tefho (fut. tefxo; weave, create, build, construct; τεύχω).

From the same root:
towel, text, texture, toil

In modern Greek (Romeika, the language of Romei - Romans/Ρωμηοί)
a) architecton: architect [αρχικέκτων]
b) techni: mastery, workmanship, art [τέχνη]
c) technicos: technical [τεχνικός]
d) tualeta: toilet, bathroom, dress (loan from English/French) [τουαλέτα]

Note: Some etymologize toilet from the unification of the Greek article “to” (the) with the substantive eileon (involucrum, wrapper; είλεον) from the Greek verb eilyo (originally: Felnyo; ειλύω), which means to surround, to encircle, to girdle. From this verb (eilyo) comes also the latin verb volvo (trundle, wheel, roll).

More: http://ewonago.blogspot.com/ [English Words of no Apparent Greek Origin]

I think I’ve already seen this before! I can’t just remeber exactly if this is the same.

Yes, maybe as an answer in a previus thread

Toilet comes from the French toilette (a cloth, bag for clothes)

hmm..?? Does it mean those people have the right to poop into the bag? eww..!!

yaks!!!! that’s so gross in modern age.

I know what you did last summer.

Toilet comes from the French toilette (a cloth, bag for clothes)
hmm..?? Does it mean those people have the right to poop into the bag?

I think that refers more precisely to a “small cloth or towel” If you choose to poop in a bag, I suggest that you have large towels on hand.

French “Faire la Toilette” is to do ones morning ablutions, brush teeth, comb hair, wash face, makeup (if used). All of these.
And yes we have this in a previous thread.

That’s right. And one’s “other business” was done outside or in the chamber pot.

So nice of you to agree, which is so seldom. Are you sick or something?

I am never disagreeable. I’m inquisitive.

I like to get your opinion on everything, then tell you that you’re wrong.

Who died and made you god.

If I were God, we would ALL be in the toilet.

You would not have many adherents, worshippers, adorers, etc.
But if you were god we would all be in the toilet, I’ll give you that much.

If you were god, I would choose to be an aethist. LOL

Thank you.