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Where does “vas” come from?

vas (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan vas, from Latin vasum, from Latin vas, from Proto-Italic woss, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vas (Catalan): glass; vessel

Definitions

  1. glass; vessel

Ancestry of “vas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanvas—
2Latinvasumdish, vessel; vase; utensil
3Latinvasvessel, container, dish; vase; utensil,...
4Proto-Italicwoss—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vas”

  • vasectomia
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