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Where does “chérise” come from?

chérise (Norman) comes from Old French cerise, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

chérise (Norman): cherry

Definitions

  1. cherry

Ancestry of “chérise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcerisecherry
2Latinceresiacherry
3Latinceresium—
4Latincerasium—
5Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
6Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
7Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “chérise”

  • chérîsyi
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