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sauna

a Finnish-style steam bath or the room in which it is taken

DESCENDS FROM→

sauna; bathhouse

THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

SOUND CHANGE

Finnish sauna entered English with only modest adaptation to English pronunciation.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The Finnish bath and bathhouse word retained its central referent in English.

CHRONOLOGY

English first known use is reported as 1881.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Merriam-Webster Editors

CONFIDENCE

established — Merriam-Webster explicitly gives Finnish as the source language.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

CITATION REGISTER

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Sauna — Word HistoryWord History — Etymology; First Known Use

Identifies Finnish as the English source and reports 1881.

supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗

EDITORIAL REUSE

sauna → sauna