Where does “altarware” come from?

altarware (English) comes from English altar, from Old English altar, from Latin altāre, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

altarware (English): Religious items made from precious metals such as chalices and patens, that are used on an altar during eucharist

Definitions

  1. Religious items made from precious metals such as chalices and patens, that are used on an altar during eucharist

Ancestry of “altarware”, step by step

altarware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English altar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaltarA table or similar flat-topped structure used for...
2Old Englishaltaraltar
3Latinaltārealtar, fitting for burnt offerings
4Latinadoleōto emit an odor, smell
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English Ware

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWareA placename
2Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-