sewer

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English word sewer comes from Vulgar Latin *exaquaria, Latin exaquaria, and later Old French sewiere (Overflow channel (for water).)

*exaquaria (Vulgar Latin)

exaquaria (Latin)

sewiere (Old French)

Overflow channel (for water).

sewere (Anglo-Norman)

seuer (Middle English)

sewer (English)

A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage. (transitive) To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.

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