Sewer
/ˈsuː.ər/noun
A pipe or system that carries away waste water and sewage.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin roots tied to flowing water, and in Middle English it could mean a drainage channel long before it meant a foul underground pipe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seu-
“to flow, trickle”
Latin
Latin
exūere / exūvia?
“Not the source of sewer”
Late Latin
Latin
exaquāre
“to drain off water”
Old French
Old French
sewiere / essoier?
“a drain, channel for carrying off water”
Middle English
English
sewer
“a drain or conduit for carrying off water”
Modern English
English
sewer
“a pipe or system for carrying away waste water and sewage”