English
aquamanile
Aquamanile comes from Latin aqua ‘water’, and goes back to manus ‘hand’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaqua‘water’root of manus
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500aquamanile
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaqua‘water’root of manus
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500aquamanile
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, Karen Rosenberg, Sacred Works in Secular Places: “Among the medieval treasures at Blumka are a lion…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- ‘to beckon’
amaze, mastiff, commandery, 26 more
through Proto-Italic *manus ‘hand’
commander, mandate, commodore, commando, commendation, commandant, commandment, mannered, commandeer, 25 more
through Latin manus ‘hand’
main, manner, manage, manual, manufacture, manga, manipulation, manifest, mano, manus, manacles, 26 more
through Latin aqua ‘water’
Today it means
noun A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin manus / aquamanile