Where does “Cherie” come from?
Cherie is an English word derived from English Sherry, a fortified wine from Jerez, Spain, with the original meaning altered through folk etymology and linguistic reanalysis.
Ancestry of “Cherie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Cheri | — |
| 2 | French | chéri | past participle of chérir; cherished; beloved;... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | شرع | — |
| 4 | Arabic | شَرْع | — |
| 5 | Arabic | ـِيّ | {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and... |
Words derived from “Cherie”