Etymology

pottery

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Today it means: Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed. Full definition →

Old French poterie
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  1. Old French · derived frompoterie
  2. English todaypottery

From Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot + -ery. First attested in the 13th century.

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