Where does “charterhouse” come from?
charterhouse (English) comes from French chartreuse, from French chartreux, from French Chartreuse.
charterhouse (English): A Carthusian monastery
Ancestry of “charterhouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chartreuse | chartreuse; Grande Chartreuse;or any Carthusian... |
| 2 | French | chartreux | of or belonging to the Carthusian Order |
| 3 | French | Chartreuse | — |