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Where does “charme” come from?

charme (Middle English) comes from Old French charme, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

charme (Middle English): A phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...

Definitions

  1. A phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...

Ancestry of “charme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
2Latincarmensong, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “charme”

  • charm
  • charmless
  • charmonium
  • charmful
  • countercharm
  • uncharming
  • charmeth
  • charmlessness
  • charmest
  • outcharm
  • anticharm
  • charmstone
  • uncharmable
  • uncharm
  • charmlessly
  • discharm
  • charmlike
  • charmlet
  • charmoniumlike
  • charmwork
  • scharm
  • charmable
  • charmfest
  • decharm
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