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Where does “スキレット” come from?

スキレット (Japanese) comes from American English skillet, from Old French escuelette, from Old French escuelle — a porringer.

スキレット (Japanese): Synonym of フライパン ; a skillet

Definitions

  1. Synonym of フライパン ; a skillet

Ancestry of “スキレット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1American EnglishskilletA pan for frying, generally large and heavy; A...
2Old Frenchescuelette—
3Old Frenchescuellea porringer
Every word from Old French escuelle →