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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, [...]

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