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Jar

3 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means a cylindrical container, usually made of glass or ceramic
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Stage 1 of 3
jarra
Arabic · medieval
"an earthenware vessel"
the Arabic name for an earthenware vessel
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Stage 2 of 3
jarra
Spanish · medieval
"a large earthenware pot"
adopted through Arab influence in Iberian pottery
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Stage 3 of 3
jar
English · 1500s-1600s
"a cylindrical container"
adopted via French and Spanish trade in pottery
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