Where does “container” come from?

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

container (Spanish): container

Definitions

  1. container

Ancestry of “container”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
2Middle Englishconteyner—
Every word from Middle English conteyner →Every word from English container →