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Where does “chéri” come from?

chéri (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish شرع, from Arabic شَرْع, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

chéri (French): past participle of chérir; cherished; beloved;...

Definitions

  1. past participle of chérir; cherished; beloved;...

Ancestry of “chéri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشرع—
2Arabicشَرْع—
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Words derived from “chéri”

  • cheri
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