sewer

sewer · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromex“out of, from”
2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*exaquāria“drain for carrying water off”
3. Old French · derived fromsewiere“overflow channel for a fishpond”
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsewere“water-course”
5. Middle English · inherited fromsewer
6. English todaysewer

From Middle English sewer, seuer, from Anglo-Norman sewere (“water-course”), from Old French sewiere (“overflow channel for a fishpond”), from Vulgar Latin *exaquāria (“drain for carrying water off”), from Latin ex (“out of, from”) + aquāria (“of or pertaining to waters”) or from a root *exaquāre.

sewer · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromassidēre
2. Old French · derived fromasseoir“find a seat for”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromasseour
4. Middle English · inherited fromseware
5. English todaysewer

From Middle English seware, seuere, from Anglo-Norman asseour, from Old French asseoir (“find a seat for”), from Latin assidēre, present active infinitive of assideō (“attend to”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit”).

sewer · noun³

sew + -er

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