Latin word urniger comes from Latin urna, Latin -ger (Forms adjectives meaning “-bearing, -carrying” from nouns.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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urna | Latin (lat) | A funerary urn; a receptacle for the ashes of the dead. A liquid measure equal to half an amphora. A money jar. A voting urn, in which ballots were collected. Urn, water jar; a vessel for drawing water. |
-ger | Latin (lat) | Forms adjectives meaning “-bearing, -carrying” from nouns. |
urniger | Latin (lat) | (constellation, with puer) Aquarius. Urn-bearing. |