Etymograph

English

ewerer

Ewerer comes from Old French ewer, and goes back to Latin aquārium.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaquārium
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400ewe
  3. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400ewer
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘ewer, jug’
  5. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500ewerer
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaquārium
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400ewe
  3. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400ewer
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘ewer, jug’
  5. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500ewerer
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Equivalent to ewer + -er

Middle English ewer

English ewer

Linked words

through Latin aquārium

aquarium, 2 more

through Old French ewe

eau, 1 more

Today it means

noun A servant responsible for linen, handwashing, and providing water for the bath.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin aquārium / ewerer

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