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English word vessel comes from Latin vas, and later Latin vascellum ((Late Latin) a small vase or urn.)
vas (Latin)
(in the plural) equipment, apparatus. Utensil, instrument. Vase. Vessel, dish.
vasculum (Latin)
(by extension) A seed-capsule or seed-vessel.. (by extension) The calyx of a fruit.. A small beehive.. A small vessel or container.
vascellum (Late Latin)
vascellum (Latin)
(Late Latin) a small vase or urn.
vaissel (Old French)
Vessel (tool used to transport chiefly liquids).
vessel (English)
(biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant. [From 1398]. (nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat. [From c.1300]. (uncountable, obsolete, or, dialectal) Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals. [c.1300–c.1600]. A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, [...]