Where does “レンチン” come from?
レンチン (Japanese) comes from Japanese 電子レンジ, from Japanese レンジ, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.
レンチン (Japanese): microwaving food; to microwave food
Definitions
- microwaving food; to microwave food
Ancestry of “レンチン”, step by step
レンチン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 電子レンジ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 電子レンジ | microwave oven; microwave |
| 2 | Japanese | レンジ | a cooker, a range, an oven or the like; a range;... |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |
via Japanese チン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | チン | to microwave |
| 2 | English | Ding | A prefecture of imperial China within present-day Hebei under the Northern Wei, Sui, and Tang dynasties, with its seat at Dingzhou |
| 3 | Middle English | dingen | To violently hit, strike or attack someone; To... |
| 4 | Old English | dingan | to ding |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dingwan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dingwaną | to beat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰén- | surface |