Where does “チェリー” come from?

チェリー (Japanese) comes from English Cherry, from Middle English chery, from Old English ċiris, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον — pear-tree.

チェリー (Japanese): cherry fruit mostly used for non-Japanese cherries

Definitions

  1. cherry fruit mostly used for non-Japanese cherries

Ancestry of “チェリー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCherrysomeone connected with AFC Bournemouth, as a fan,...
2Middle EnglishcheryAlternative form of cheri
3Old Englishċiris(appears in compounds)
4Proto-West Germanickirsijācherry
5Latinceresiacherry
6Latinceresium
7Latincerasiumcherry, fruit of the cherry tree
8Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
9Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
10Akkadian????pear-tree
Every word from Akkadian ????Every word from Ancient Greek κερασόςEvery word from Ancient Greek κεράσιον
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