When you hear 'toilet' are you hearing English or French?

'Toilet' is a word borrowed from French 'toilette'. The word entered the English language some time around 1667.

toilet [noun] [1667]

• dressing table
• the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself
• bathroom
• privy

Meaning: A fixture for disposing of human waste.

Etymology: From French toilette; from Middle French toile meaning cloth.

Origin: From Middle French to French to English.

note: Meaning: A fixture for disposing of human waste. Etymology: From French toilette; from Middle French toile meaning cloth.

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