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Does the word "kitchen" seem odd to you?

Asked by syz (35938points) June 10th, 2009

I’ve read that it evolved from the Latin for “to cook”, but it just seems so odd…... The room that contains a bed is a “bedroom”, the room that contains a bathtub is the “bathroom”, the room that you spend time in is the “living room”, the place that you eat is the “dining room” – all literal and descriptive. Why didn’t it become the “cook room” or the “food room”?

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