amphora

The story

1. gmy · derived from𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸“carried on both sides”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀμφορεύς“two-handled pitcher, Greek units of liquid measure”
3. Latin · borrowed fromamphora“large wine vessel, Roman unit of liquid measure”
4. English todayamphora

From Latin amphora (“large wine vessel, Roman unit of liquid measure”), from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús, “two-handled pitcher, Greek units of liquid measure”), ultimately from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-pi-po-re-we, “carried on both sides”).