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Where does “chou” come from?

Chou comes from Old French chous, from Latin caulis meaning "stem" or "stalk," from Ancient Greek καυλός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

chou (English): Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small...

Definitions

  1. Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small...

Ancestry of “chou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchoucabbage; baby, darling, sweetheart; cute,...
2Old Frenchchous—
3Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
4Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

Words derived from “chou”

  • choux
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →