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Where does “ĉarma” come from?

ĉarma (Esperanto) comes from French charme, from English charm, from Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

ĉarma (Esperanto): charming, endearing, delightful, cute

Definitions

  1. charming, endearing, delightful, cute

Ancestry of “ĉarma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharmecharm, attractive quality; enchantment;...
2EnglishcharmAn object, act or words believed to have magic...
3Middle EnglishcharmeA phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...
4Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
5Latincarmensong, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
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