Etymology of the English word scullery
the English word
sculleryderived from the Anglo-Norman word
squilleriederived from the Old French word
escueleriederived from the Old French word
escuelierderived from the Old French word
escuelederived from the New Latin word
scutella (saucer, small shallow, flat dish)
derived from the New Latin word
scutellum (escutcheon)
derived from the Classical Latin word
scutum (shield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-derived from the Latin word
scutra (shallow, flat dish, pan)
Date
The earliest known usage of scullery in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
