Where does “Bain-Marie” come from?

Bain-Marie (German) comes from French bain-marie, from Latin balneum Mariae.

Bain-Marie (German): bain-marie pan containing hot water

Definitions

  1. bain-marie pan containing hot water

Ancestry of “Bain-Marie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbain-mariedouble boiler, bain-marie hot water bath made out of two containers
2Latinbalneum Mariae—
Every word from Latin balneum Mariae →Every word from French bain-marie →