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Where does “dolium” come from?

dolium (Vulgar Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

dolium (Vulgar Latin): a large earthenware vessel, hogshead, cask

Definitions

  1. a large earthenware vessel, hogshead, cask

Ancestry of “dolium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
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