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Where does “charmant” come from?

charmant (Dutch) comes from French charmant, from French charmer, from French charme, from English charm, from Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

charmant (Dutch): charming, agreeable, nice

Definitions

  1. charming, agreeable, nice

Ancestry of “charmant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharmantcharming; present participle of charmer
2Frenchcharmerto charm
3Frenchcharmecharm, attractive quality; enchantment;...
4EnglishcharmAn object, act or words believed to have magic...
5Middle EnglishcharmeA phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...
6Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
7Latincarmensong, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
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