Vial
From Textus Receptus
(Difference between revisions)
Current revision (04:44, 20 June 2009) (view source) |
|||
(One intermediate revision not shown.) | |||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
- | [[Middle English]] ''fiole'' from around 1350–1400 borrowewd from [[Old French]] which came from Late [[Latin]] ''fiola'', a shallow vessel, which was an alteration of [[Latin]] phiala, and originally [[Greek]] phialē. | + | [[Middle English]] ''fiole'' and ''viole'' from around 1350–1400 borrowewd from [[Old French]] which came from Late [[Latin]] ''fiola'', a shallow vessel, which was an alteration of [[Latin]] phiala, and originally [[Greek]] phialē. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[5357]] | * [[5357]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vial Wikipedia Article on Vial] |
Current revision
Vial vi'al, n. Latin phiala. A phial; a small bottle of thin glass, used particularly by apothecaries and druggists.
Etymology
Middle English fiole and viole from around 1350–1400 borrowewd from Old French which came from Late Latin fiola, a shallow vessel, which was an alteration of Latin phiala, and originally Greek phialē.