Etymology of the English word utricle
the English word
utriclederived from the Classical Latin word
utriculus (small skin or leather bottle; wineskin, leather bottle)
derived from the Latin word
uter ( each, either; skin; wine, water skin; which, whichever, no matter which)
derived from the Greek word
hudria, ὑδρία (a water-jar; receptacle for family supply)
derived from the Greek word
hudor, Yδωρ, ὕδωρ (water)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ud-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wed-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷo-Date
The earliest known usage of utricle in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
