Sudatory
/ˈsuː.də.tɔː.ri/noun
Causing or inducing sweat; a place or treatment used for sweating.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin roots tied to sweating, and in older medical history a sudatory could mean a sweat-inducing chamber or remedy used to force illness out of the body.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sweid-
“to sweat, exude moisture”
Latin
Latin
sudor
“sweat”
Late Latin
Latin
sudatorium
“a sweat-room; a place for inducing perspiration”
Middle English
English
sudatorie
“relating to sweating or causing sweat”
Modern English
English
sudatory
“causing or inducing sweat; a sweat-inducing treatment or place”