piscina
Meanings
noun
- A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
- A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.
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Etymology
From Latin piscīna (“fishpond; swimming pool”), from piscis (“fish”). Compare Middle English piscyne (“pool, pond”), from the same Latin word. By surface analysis, Latin pisc- + -ina.
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