English
krater
Krater comes from Ancient Greek κρατήρ ‘mixing bowl for wine’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρατήρ‘mixing bowl for wine’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014krater
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρατήρ‘mixing bowl for wine’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014krater
Earliest quotation: 2014, François Lissarrague, Princeton University Press: “In the tondo of a cup in the Louvre…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-
horn, hart, cheer, corny, cerebral, grail, migraine, cornea, carotid, cairn, cornet, crater, cerebellum, cranium, procrastinate, cerebrum, keratin, rother, 51 more
Today it means
noun An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- / krater