Container
/kənˈteɪ.nər/noun
A container is something used to hold, store, or transport other things.
Did you know?“Container” comes from Latin roots meaning “to hold together,” and the same ancient root family also gave English words tied to holding, sustaining, and even enduring pressure.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ten-
“to stretch; to hold, support”
Latin
Latin
tenēre
“to hold, keep, possess”
Latin
Latin
continēre
“to hold together, contain, restrain”
Old French
OF
conteneur
“a receptacle or something that contains”
Late 16th Century
English
container
“something that contains or holds other things”
Modern English
English
container
“a box, vessel, or other object used to hold or transport items”