The story
- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromhanaperium“a large vase”
- English todayhanaper
From Medieval Latin hanaperium (“a large vase”), extended from hanapus (“bowl, cup”). Doublet of hamper.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hanaper
Today it means: A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper Full definition →
Medieval Latin hanaperium