The Hebrew word for potter (yoh·tserʹ) literally means “former” or “one forming” (Jer 18:4, ftn), while the Greek term (ke·ra·meusʹ) comes from a root meaning “mix,” perhaps referring to the need to mix water with the soil or clay to prepare it for use.
... Having “thrown” or placed the shapeless clay on the wheel, the potter used his hands to form a vessel as the wheel was turned. (Jer 18:3, 4)