Where does “vase” come from?

vase (Middle French) comes from Latin vās, from Proto-Italic woss, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vase (Middle French): vase

Definitions

  1. vase

Ancestry of “vase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
2Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vase”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic woss →Every word from Latin vās →