Toilettes
It's french for dressing room and it gradually turn into the word toilet.
from the french language
des toilettes publiques
Yes it means toilet in english
les toilettes du bas, les toilettes du rez-de-chaussée
un rouleau de papier toilette
No it is a French word. The slang for toilet is spelled loo
Loo (English slang for toilet) is pronounced the same as the word lieu, part of the phrase in lieu of (instead of). In French, lieu means "location."
Courtesy of Wikipedia: The word "toilet" itself comes from the French "toilette", which meant "dressing room". Toilette" in turn derived from the French "toile", meaning "cloth"; specifically, referring to the cloth draped over someone's shoulders while their hair was being groomed.
Toilet in French is pronounced as "twah-let" with the stress on the first syllable.
French toilet signs often use the words "Femmes" for women and "Hommes" for men, while other countries may use symbols or icons to represent genders. Additionally, French toilet signs may also include the word "Toilettes" or "WC" to indicate the location of the restroom.
The Kikuyu word for the English word toilet is "choo."