phial

The story

1. Latin · derived fromphiala
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromφιάλη“round and shallow bowl, pan, or saucer”
3. Latin · derived fromphiala“broad, flat, shallow bowl or cup”
4. Late Latin · derived fromfiola
5. Old French · derived fromfiole
6. Middle French · derived fromfiole
7. Middle English · inherited fromfiole
8. English todayphial

The noun is derived partly: * from Middle English fiole, phiole, phial (“small bowl or cup for liquids, etc.; flask”) [and other forms], from Middle French fiole, phiole [and other forms], and Old French fiole (modern French fiole), from Late Latin fiola, phiola, from Latin phiala (“broad, flat, shallow bowl or cup”), from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “round and shallow bowl, pan, or saucer”), probably from Pre-Greek; and * directly from Latin phiala (see above). The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of vial. Cognates * Catalan fiola * French fiole * Italian fiala * Old Occitan fiola (Occitan fiòla)

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