cesta

From the Latin cista, from the Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of cista.


zaino

From Lombardic zeina (“basket”). Doublet of zana (“basket”).

Sta portando uno zaino sulla schiena.


bicchiere

From Late Latin bīcārium (cf. also Old French bichier, pichier, compare modern French pichet, English beaker, pitcher, German Becher, Dutch beker), itself possibly from bacarium, or from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos).


borsa

→ Amharic: ቦርሳ (borsa)

→ Arabic: بورصة

→ Armenian: բորսա (borsa)

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: پارسه (parsa), پارسا (parsa)
Turkish: parsa

→ Ottoman Turkish: بورسه (borsa), بورسا (borsa)
Turkish: borsa

→ Slovene: borša

→ Tigrinya: ቦርሳ (borsa)


zainetto

diminutive of zaino (“backpack”): zaino + -etto.

a small rucksack, as worn by schoolchildren


barattolo

Unknown. Possibly from French baratte (“churn”).


vaso

it-noun

vasétto,vasettìno,vasìno<q:familiar, used in reference to babies>

vaso m (plural vasi, diminutive vasétto or vasettìno or vasìno, augmentative vasóne, derogatory vasùccio)

vasi (plural)
vasétto (diminutive)
vasettìno (diminutive)
vasìno (diminutive)
vasóne (augmentative)
vasùccio (derogatory)

→ Greek: βάζο (vázo)

→ Ottoman Turkish: وازو (vazo)

Turkish: vazo

→ Polish: wazon


valigia

→ Albanian: valixhe

→ Ladino: validja

→ Slavomolisano: baliža

→ Spanish: valija

Borrowed from a language of Northern Italy (cf. Venetian valís, Lombard valiza), from Medieval Latin valesia, valixia, from Late Latin valisia, possibly from Gaulish *valisia (“leather bag”), from Proto-Celtic *wal- (“to enclose, surround”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH-. Or, possibly from Arabic وَلِيهَة (walīha, “large bag”).
Related to French valise and Spanish valija, though it is unclear if either term was borrowed from the other.


teca

Borrowed from Latin theca (16th century), from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē). Doublet of the inherited tega.


scodella

From earlier *scotella, from Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra.


boccale

→ Middle Dutch: bocael

Dutch: bokaal

→ French: bocal
→ English: bocal

→ German: Pokal (see there for further descendants)

→ Greek: μπουκάλι (boukáli)

→ Hungarian: bokály

→ Ottoman Turkish: پوتقال

Turkish: potkal

From a crossing of bocca (“mouth”) with Late Latin baucālis, from Koine Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis, “container used for the cooling of wine”); probably of Berber or Egyptian origin.


scatola

→ Esperanto: skatolo

→ Serbo-Croatian: škàtulja

Metathesised form of Early Medieval Latin castula (“basket”), diminutive of a term borrowed from a Germanic language, *kasto, whence also Italian castone, German Kasten. Compare Sicilian scàtulu.

una scatola di cioccolatini


baule

→ Ottoman Turkish: باوول (bavul)

Turkish: bavul

→ Laz: ბაული (bauli)

Most likely from Latin bāiulāre, ultimately from bāiulus (“one who bears burdens, porter, carrier”). Compare French bahut.


bricco

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابریق (ibrik, ıbrık, “ewer”) (Turkish ibrik), from Arabic إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq).


brocca

From Vulgar Latin *brocca, from either Ancient Greek πρόχοος (prókhoos, “vessel for water”), or from βροχίς (brokhís, “inkwell”), with influence from broccus. Further a cognate to Albanian prokë.


botte

it-noun

botte f (plural botti, diminutive botticèlla or botticèllo m or botticìna or botticìno m)

botti (plural)
botticèlla (diminutive)
botticèllo (diminutive masculine)
botticìna (diminutive)
botticìno (diminutive masculine)

From Late Latin buttis probably of Ancient Greek origin.


ciotola

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *cytula where ⟨y⟩ was i̯u or also *cyatula after cyathus (“small ladle”) altered from Latin cotyla (“a kind of cup without handles”), from Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup, beaker”).


cofano

From Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Compare Spanish cuévano, Portuguese côvão, French coffre.

(automotive) bonnet (UK, Australia), hood (US) (of a car)


tazza

→ Alemannic German: Tatse

→ Cimbrian: tatza

→ English: tazza

→ Romansch: tazza

una tazza di caffè

una tazza da caffè

una tazza a fiorellini


pacco

Borrowed from Middle Dutch pack (whence modern Dutch pak), from Old Dutch pac, *pakko, from Frankish *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle”).

tirare il pacco a qualcuno


latta

From Germanic loanword ("Latte"), cognate with English lath, Dutch lat, German Latte, French latte and Portuguese lata.


sacco

From Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.


cado

Borrowed from Latin cadus, from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “jar”).

(historical) a kind of clay vase used to store liquids


posacenere

Verb-object compound, composed of posa (“to put, to lay”) + cenere (“ash”).


portacenere

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + cenere (“ash”).


giara

From Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthen receptacle”).


barrique

barrique (oak barrel of about 200 litre capacity, for storing wine)


secchio

Inherited from Latin situlus. Compare secchia.


barile

→ Old Polish: baryła

Polish: baryła

desc

→ Old Ruthenian: бари́ла (baríla), бари́ло (barílo), барилъ (baril), бары́ло (barýlo)

Ukrainian: бари́ло (barýlo)

Via Late Latin *barillus from Celtic, such as Welsh baril or Gaelic baraill.


otre

From Latin uter, from earlier *udris, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”).

Venían recando i banditori intanto
Dalle città le sacre ostie di pace,
Due trascelti agnelletti, e della terra
Giocondo frutto generoso vino
Chiuso in otre caprigno. […]

1825, “Libro III [Book 3]”, in Vincenzo Monti, transl., Iliade [Iliad], Milan: Giovanni Resnati e Gius. Bernardoni di Gio, translation of Ἰλιάς (Iliás) by Homer, published 1840, page 70, lines 323–327:

Meanwhile the announcers were coming, bringing the sacred peace offerings from the cities: two carefully picked lambs, and generous wine, pleasant harvest of the soil, sealed in a goat wineskin


tino

From Late Latin *tīnum, from Latin tīna (“wine-vessel”). Compare Portuguese and Spanish tina.


stecca

(colloquial) carton, box (of cigarettes)

(music) false note, crack, voice crack (on a high note)


canestro

From Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron), κάνιστρον (kánistron). Compare English canister.

Lo vedi sempre con le spalle al sole, / con un canestro di parole nuove / calpestare nuove aiuole

1973, “Il signor Hood”, in Alice non lo sa, performed by Francesco De Gregori:

You always see it with his shoulders to the sun, / with a hamper of new words / trampling new flowerbeds


damigiana

From French dame-jeanne (“demijohn, carboy”).


anfora

From Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús, “vased shaped ornament with a narrow neck”).


nappo

From Vulgar Latin *nappus (> Medieval Latin nappus), from Gothic *𐌷𐌽𐌰𐍀𐍀𐍃 (*hnapps), from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“cup, bowl”). Cognate with English nap (“bowl, cup”).


paniere

Borrowed from French panier, made up of pane + -iere.


bigoncia

a wooden tub for collecting, then pressing grapes


bisaccia

Borrowed from Late Latin bisaccium, bi- + sacca. Compare dialectal English bysack.


borraccia

water bottle, canteen (for cyclists, soldiers etc.)


gasometro

From gas + -o- + -metro, on the model of French gazomètre or English gasometer.

gasometer, gasholder (large storage container)


gerla

conical wicker basket, with two straps, for carrying goods


giberna

→ French: giberne


staio

it-noun

staio m (plural stai m or staia f or (archaic) staiora f)

stai (masculine plural)
staia (feminine plural)
staiora (archaic feminine plural)

Clipping of sestaio, sestario, from Latin sextārius.


fiscella

→ Maltese: bixkilla

fuscella

made of plastic material suitable for food use

a conical wicker basket used to drain fresh ricotta


ziro

(regional) an earthenware, jug, painted inside, used to store oil etc.


turcasso

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ταρκάσιον (tarkásion), from Arabic تَرْكَاش (tarkāš), from Persian ترکش (tarkaš), earlier تیرکش (tirkaš), derived from تیر (tir, “arrow”) + کش (kaš, “container”); modified by influence of turco (“Turkish”).


calabassa

Borrowed from French calebasse, calabasse.

Crescentia cujete
Crescentia cujete#Translingual

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

calabash (Crescentia cujete or Lagenaria siceraria)


ariballo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρύβαλλος (arúballos).


utello

Probably from Arabic أُثَال (ʔuṯāl). Compare aludella.

a glazed earthenware jar used to keep oil


saccolo

Borrowed from Latin sacculus (17th century). Doublet of sacculo.


gibassiera

(historical, military) a bag where hand grenades are stored.


aludella

From Spanish aludel, from Arabic الأُثَال (al-ʔuṯāl, “the sublimation vessel”).


bariglione

a large barrel used to preserve pickled fish


schiscetta

Western Lombard, from
From schiscià (“to crush”) + -etta (diminutive suffix), in reference to its flat shape. By surface analysis, schiacciare + -etta.

surf

(northern Italy, especially Lombardy) a container for the transport and consumption of food; a hamper; a mess tin


bergolo

gabion of wicker, usually filled with pebbles in order to consolidate a riverbank


mescitoio

(historical) a jug, made out of silver or ceramic, used to pour water


carchesio

Borrowed from Latin carchēsium, itself from Ancient Greek κᾰρχήσῐον (karkhḗsion, “kind of drinking cup; masthead”). Compare the doublet calcese (“masthead”).

der

(historical) carchesium, a kind of Greek cup or beaker particularly used for wine and ritual libations