Where does “container” come from?

container (Italian) comes from English container, from Middle English conteyner.

container (Italian): (cargo) container a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods

Definitions

  1. (cargo) container a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods

Ancestry of “container”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
2Middle Englishconteyner—

Words derived from “container”

Every word from Middle English conteyner →Every word from English container →