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Where does “cherry” come from?

Cherry comes from Middle English chery, from Anglo-Norman cherise, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium, derived from Ancient Greek κερασός, a tree bearing small fruits.

cherry (English): A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with...

Definitions

  1. A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with...

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”

  • cherrywood
  • chokecherry
  • cherrystone
  • groundcherry
  • cherried
  • cherryade
  • cherrylike
  • cherrying
  • cherriest
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  • cherryless
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  • Bandar Seri Begawan
  • 車厘子
  • بندر سري بكاوان
  • 체리
  • Բանդար Սերի Բեգավան
  • เชอร์รี
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  • seri
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  • seri
  • ချယ်ရီ
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