Where does “vas” come from?

Vas comes from Latin vas, a vessel or container used for holding liquids or other substances.

vas (English): A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid,...

Definitions

  1. A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid,...

Ancestry of “vas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
2Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-