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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |