crate

/ˈkɹeɪt/KRAYT

/ˈkɹeɪt/KRAYT

Meaninga wicker hurdle

Common meaning: a box or frame for carrying goods

cratewickerwork, a hurdleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 478 · scan

Journey through time

Latincrates‘a hurdle’source
Englishcrate‘a box or frame for carrying goods’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin crātis ‘wickerwork, a hurdle’.

Roots

crātis, -is Latin “wickerwork, a hurdle”

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