Frigidarium
/ˌfrɪdʒɪˈdɛːriəm/noun
In ancient Roman bath complexes, the cold room or cold plunge pool; by extension, a cold chamber.
Did you know?Frigidarium comes from the same Latin root as English words like frigid and refrigerate, and it named the icy bath space where Romans ended their ritual of heat, sweat, and plunge.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
frigidus
“cold, cool, chilly”
Classical Latin
Latin
frigidarium
“a cold room or cold bath in a Roman bathhouse”
Late Latin
Latin
frigidarium
“a cold chamber, especially in bath complexes”
Middle English
English
frigidarie
“a cold bath or cold room (rare learned borrowing)”
Modern English
English
frigidarium
“the cold room in an ancient Roman bath; a learned historical term”
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