Where does “chouchou” come from?

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

chouchou (French): term of endearment; blue-eyed boy, teacher's pet;...

Definitions

  1. term of endearment; blue-eyed boy, teacher's pet;...

Ancestry of “chouchou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchoucabbage; baby, darling, sweetheart; cute,...
2Old Frenchchous
3Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
4Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

Words derived from “chouchou

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulósEvery word from Ancient Greek καυλόςEvery word from Latin caulis