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by Anonymous on December 28th, 2008

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Where did the english word pantry derive?

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  • by Athrael on December 28th, 2008

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    Etymology of pantry: c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. panetrie (O.Fr. paneterie) "bread room," from M.L. panataria "office or room of a servant who has charge of food" (lit. "bread"), from L. panis "bread" (see food). Sense in Eng. has evolved so far that its roots in "bread" are no longer felt.

    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pantry

    Where words come from is call the etymology of a word.

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