Urne
/jʊərn/noun
A vessel, especially one used for holding the ashes of the dead.
Did you know?English urn comes through French from Latin urna, a word for a water jar or vessel that later became strongly associated with funerary ashes in Roman culture.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Latin
Latin
urna
“A water jar, vessel, or container; later, a funerary urn”
Old French
OF
urne
“A vessel or urn”
Middle English
English
urne
“A vessel, especially for ashes or burial remains”
Modern English
English
urn
“A container, especially one for ashes or memorial use”