Where does “chute” come from?

chute (French) comes from Old French cheüe, from Old French ceüe, from Latin cicūta — a plant, poison hemlock, probably either Conium maculatum or Cicuta virosa.

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

Definitions

  1. fall; fall, drop; waterfall

Ancestry of “chute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcheüe—
2Old Frenchceüe—
3Latincicūtaa plant, poison hemlock, probably either Conium maculatum or Cicuta virosa

Words derived from “chute”

Every word from Latin cicūta →Every word from Old French ceüe →Every word from Old French cheüe →