Where does “chou” come from?

chou (French) comes from Old French chous, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

chou (French): cabbage; baby, darling, sweetheart; cute,...

Definitions

  1. cabbage; baby, darling, sweetheart; cute,...

Ancestry of “chou”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →
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