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Where does “Cherry” come from?

Cherry (English) comes from Middle English chery, from Old English ċiris, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός — pear-tree.

Cherry (English): someone connected with AFC Bournemouth, as a fan,...

Definitions

  1. someone connected with AFC Bournemouth, as a fan,...

Ancestry of “Cherry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcheryAlternative form of cheri
2Old Englishċiris—
3Proto-West Germanickirsijācherry
4Latinceresiacherry
5Latinceresium—
6Latincerasium—
7Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
8Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
9Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “Cherry”

  • Cheryl
  • Cheryl
  • Cherry
  • Cherry
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