Pottery
/ˈpɑːtəri/noun
Objects made from baked clay, or the craft of making them.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Latin *pottus*, meaning a drinking cup, showing how a humble vessel gave rise to a whole craft-word family.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₂-
“to drink, to swallow”
Latin
Latin
pottus
“a drinking cup or goblet”
Late Latin
Latin
pottus / potta
“a pot or vessel”
Old French
Old French
potier
“potter; one who makes pots”
Middle English
English
pottere
“a maker of pots”
Modern English
English
pottery
“the craft or ware of making baked-clay vessels”