English
inkholder
From ink + holder.
Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον ‘burned-in’
Latin encaustum ‘purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign…’
Old French enque
Middle English ynke
English ink
Proto-Germanic *haldaną ‘to hold, to keep’
Proto-West Germanic *haldan ‘to hold’
Old English healdan ‘to hold fast, to grasp’
Middle English holden ‘to hold’
English hold
English holder
Today it means
noun A container for ink.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / inkholder