Bidet Origin
Bidets are distinctly european.
Bidet origin. Bidet n 1620s small horse from french bidet 16c of unknown etymology. Bidet origin in the 1700s. B ɪ ˈ d eɪ or uk.
Its name comes from the french world bitet which is translated as term pony but they also called it trot which is signifies someone riding. Originally in french a small horse a pony thus a vessel on a low narrow stand which can be bestridden for bathing purposes a sense attested in english from 1766. We have come to understand that the bidet was not known as a bidet in its initial stage as previously stated it was a mere bowl filled with water.
Conversely the word bidet become a thing and popular in the 1700s.