Etymology of the French word casserole
the French word
casserolederived from the French word
cassederived from the Latin word
capsa (box; cylindrical case, bookcase; receptacle for things)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-derived from the Old Provençal word
cassaderived from the Latin word
cattiaderived from the Greek word
kuathion, κυάϑιον
derived from the Greek word
kuathos, κύαϑος
derived from the Greek word
kuathos, κύαϑος
Date
The earliest known usage of casserole in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
casserolier,
casseroléeDerivations in other languages
English
casserole, Romanian
caserolăCognates
Dutch
kasserol, English
casserole, German
Kasserole, Italian
casseruola, Norwegian
kasserolle, Swedish
kastrull
