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Where does “Chartreuse” come from?

Chartreuse (French) comes from French chartreux, from French Chartreuse.

Chartreuse (French): chartreuse; Grande Chartreuse;or any Carthusian...

Definitions

  1. chartreuse; Grande Chartreuse;or any Carthusian...

Ancestry of “Chartreuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchartreuxof or belonging to the Carthusian Order
2FrenchChartreuse—

Words derived from “Chartreuse”

  • chartreuse
  • charterhouse
Every word from French Chartreuse →