Many European languages refer to a toilet as a "water" or "WC". The Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary accepts "váter" as a name for a toilet or bathroom, which is derived from the British term "water closet". France uses the expressions "aller aux waters" ("to go to the waters") derived from "water closet", and "w.-c." . Likewise the Romanian word "veceu" , derives from a shortened version of the abbreviation. In German, the expression "Klo" (first syllable of "Klosett") is used alongside "WC". In Italian WC or , and "water" , are very common terms to refer to the flushing toilet.