Where does “urn” come from?

Urn comes from Middle English urne, from Old French urne, from Latin urna, from Proto-Italic ouznā, a word for a container or vessel.

urn (English): A vase with a footed base; A metal vessel for...

Definitions

  1. A vase with a footed base; A metal vessel for...

Ancestry of “urn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishurne
2Old Frenchurne
3Latinūrnaurn, a moderately sized vessel for drawing water

Words derived from “urn

Every word from Latin ūrnaEvery word from Old French urneEvery word from Middle English urne