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Where does “kushiyaki” come from?

kushiyaki (English) comes from Japanese 串焼き, from Japanese 串, from English proxy, from Middle English procusie, from Middle English procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō — shoe.

kushiyaki (English): A Japanese technique for serving chicken or other...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese technique for serving chicken or other...

Ancestry of “kushiyaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese串焼きA dish consisting of pieces of meat, vegetables,...
2Japanese串a skewer, spit; any slender object that can...
3EnglishproxyUsed as a proxy or acting as a proxy; An agent or...
4Middle Englishprocusie—
5Middle Englishprocuracie—
6Anglo-Normanprocuracieprocuracy; the office of a procurator
7Medieval Latinprocuratia—
8Latinprōcūrātiō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
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