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Where does “chute” come from?

chute (French) comes from Old French cheüe, from Old French ceüe, from Latin cicūta.

chute (French): fall; fall, drop; waterfall

Definitions

  1. fall; fall, drop; waterfall

Ancestry of “chute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcheüe—
2Old Frenchceüe—
3Latincicūta—

Words derived from “chute”

  • parachute
  • chute
  • parachutist
  • parachuter
  • parachutelike
  • chuteless
  • chutelike
  • parachuteless
  • antiparachute
  • parachutable
  • parachutic
  • parachutes
  • парашют
  • парашю́т
  • rechute
  • parachute
  • paraŝuto
  • シュート
  • parachute
  • براشوت
  • парашут
  • paraşüt
  • parașută
  • պարաշյուտ
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