Where does “vaisseau” come from?
vaisseau (French) comes from Middle French vaisseau, from Old French vaissel, from Latin vāscellum, from Latin vāsculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
vaisseau (French): ship, vessel; vessel
Definitions
- ship, vessel; vessel
Ancestry of “vaisseau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | vaisseau | vessel |
| 2 | Old French | vaissel | vessel |
| 3 | Latin | vāscellum | a small vase or urn |
| 4 | Latin | vāsculum | a small vessel or container |
| 5 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |