Where does “decanter” come from?
Decanter comes from French décanter, from Old French -er and Latin -are, ultimately from Ancient Greek κανθός, referring to a vessel's rim or edge.
decanter (English): A vessel for decanting liquor; A receptacle for...
Definitions
- A vessel for decanting liquor; A receptacle for...
Ancestry of “decanter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decant | To pour off gently, so as not to disturb the... |
| 2 | French | décanter | to decant |
| 3 | Latin | dēcanthāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |