Where does “vessel” come from?

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

vessel (Middle English): A container or vessel; a box for storage; In...

Definitions

  1. A container or vessel; a box for storage; In...

Ancestry of “vessel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvaisselvessel
2Late Latinvascelluma small vase or urn

Words derived from “vessel”

Every word from Late Latin vascellum →Every word from Old French vaissel →