Bakery
/ˈbeɪ.kə.ri/noun
A place where bread, cakes, and other baked goods are made or sold.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to the same ancient root as “bake,” tied to the act of heating or drying, so the bakery is literally a place named for controlled fire.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeg-
“to bake, roast, or heat”
Old English
English
bacan
“to bake”
Old English
English
bæcere
“a baker”
Middle English
English
bakere / bakarie
“a baker; a place associated with baking”
Modern English
English
bakery
“a place where baked goods are made or sold”