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Where does “cheoir” come from?

cheoir (Old French) comes from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cheoir (Old French): to fall; to fall out; to happen

Definitions

  1. to fall; to fall out; to happen

Ancestry of “cheoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincadēre—
2Latincadō—
3Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “cheoir”

  • choir
  • chu
  • chut
  • cheir
  • chair
  • cheoir
  • chair
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