Where does “vase” come from?

Vase comes from Middle French vase, from Latin vas meaning a vessel or container.

vase (English): An upright open container used mainly for...

Definitions

  1. An upright open container used mainly for...

Ancestry of “vase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvasevase
2Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
3Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-