Where does “vessels” come from?

vessels (English) comes from English vessel, from Middle English vessel, from Old French vaissel, from Late Latin vascellum — a small vase or urn.

vessels (English): plural of vessel; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of vessel; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “vessels”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvesselAny craft designed for transportation on water,...
2Middle EnglishvesselA container or vessel; a box for storage; In...
3Old Frenchvaisselvessel
4Late Latinvascelluma small vase or urn
Every word from Late Latin vascellum →Every word from Old French vaissel →Every word from Middle English vessel →