Etymology

scullery

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Today it means: A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done. Full definition →

Middle English squylerie ← Anglo-Norman squillerie ← Latin scutella
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  1. Latin · derived fromscutella
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsquillerie“office of the servant in charge of plates”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsquylerie
  4. English todayscullery

Inherited from Middle English squylerie, from Anglo-Norman squillerie (“office of the servant in charge of plates”), from escuele (“bowl, dish”), from Latin scutella.

Words from the same roots

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