From Proto-Germanic *katilaz, borrowed from Latin catillus 'small bowl' — a very early Latin loanword into Germanic.
A metal or plastic container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water.
From Old English cetel, reinforced by Old Norse ketill, both from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, borrowed from Latin catillus 'small bowl,' diminutive of catinus 'deep vessel.' The word traveled from Roman kitchens into Germanic languages before the Anglo-Saxons left the continent. Key roots: catinus (Latin: "deep bowl,