Where does “sewer” come from?

sewer (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman sewere, from Old French sewiere, from Latin exaquāria.

sewer (Middle English): Alternative form of suren

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of suren

Ancestry of “sewer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansewerewater-course
2Old Frenchsewiereoverflow channel
3Latinexaquāria—

Words derived from “sewer”

Every word from Latin exaquāria →Every word from Old French sewiere →Every word from Anglo-Norman sewere →