Aspersorium
/ˌæspərˈsɔːriəm/noun
A vessel or implement used for sprinkling holy water.
Did you know?Aspersorium is built on the same Latin root as *aspersion*, and that root ultimately comes from a verb meaning to scatter or sprinkle, turning a simple motion into a church ritual with purifying power.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
aspersorium
“a vessel for sprinkling holy water”
Classical Latin
Latin
aspersus
“sprinkled, scattered over”
Classical Latin
Latin
aspergere
“to sprinkle over, scatter upon”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spei-
“to throw, scatter, sprinkle”
Middle English
English
aspersorie
“a vessel or implement for holy water”