Where does “ewer” come from?

Ewer comes from Middle English ewer, from Old French ewer, from Latin aquarium meaning a water container, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ meaning water.

ewer (English): A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape...

Definitions

  1. A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape...

Ancestry of “ewer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishewerewer
2Old Frenchewerewer
3Latinaquārium—
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “ewer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →