'Skillet' is a word borrowed from French 'esculette'. The word entered the English language some time around the 15th century.
skillet [noun] [15th century]
- a small kettle or pot usually having three or four often long feet and used for cooking on the hearth
- frying pan
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Etymology: Middle English 'skelet' probably from Anglo-French '*escuelete' diminutive of 'escuelle, eskil' bowl
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