Etymology

aquamanile

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Today it means: A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands. Full definition →

Medieval Latin aquamanile ← Latin aqua
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromaqua“water”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromaquamanile
  3. English todayaquamanile

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aquamanile, from Latin aqua (“water”), and the root of manus (“hand”).

Words from the same roots

Latinaqua all →

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