From Old English panne, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *patna, from Latin patina 'broad shallow dish.'
A broad, shallow container used for cooking food over heat.
From Old English panne 'pan,' from Proto-Germanic *pannō, probably an early borrowing from Vulgar Latin *patna, from Latin patina 'broad shallow dish.' The Latin word also gives us 'patina' (the surface sheen). The critical sense 'to criticize harshly' (panning a film) is from gold-panning — washing away the worthless