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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”

  • chou
  • choux
  • choux
  • chou-fleur
  • chouchou
  • chuchu
  • sjoe
  • su su
  • súp lơ
  • Choufleur
  • sufëlëer
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