Etymology

sudarium

su·dar·i·um
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Today it means: A napkin or handkerchief. Full definition →

Latin sūdārium
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromsūdārium
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromsūdārium
  3. English todaysudarium

Learned borrowing from Latin sūdārium. First attested in 1609. Doublet of sudary.

Words from the same roots

Latinsūdārium all →

sudary

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.