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Word Origins

Words starting with c

WordOrigins
chambermaid

-noun

Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’.

Spanish camarera (pronounced as kamarera) ‘chambermaid’ derives from it.

German das Kammermadchen ‘chambermaid’ also derives from it.

Greek kamariera ‘chambermaid’ also derives from it..
chanoonie

-noun

Indian Urdu qaanoon means ‘law’, ‘rule‘.

English chanoonie (pronounced as kanoonie) derives from it.

Latin canonia (pronounced as kanoonia) also derives from it.

French chanoinie (pronounced as kanoinie) also derives from it.
charm

-noun

Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm means ‘bashfulness’, ‘charm’.

euskara (Basque) xarma (pronounced as sharma) ‘charm’ derives from it.

                            xarmagarritasun (pronounced as sharmagarritasun) derives from it.

                            xarmantasun (pronounced as sharmantasun) derives from it.

charming

-adjective

Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm ‘bashfulness’, ‘charm’.

euskara (Basque) xarmagarri (pronounced as sharmagarri) derives from it.

                            xarmakor (pronounced as sharmakor) derives from it.

                            xarmant (pronounced as sharmant) derives from it.
charmingly

-adverb

Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm means ’bashfulness’, ’charm’. 

euskara (Basque) xarmaz (pronounced as sharmaz) and xarmanki  ‘charmingly’ derive from it.

chaste

-adjective

Indian Sanskrit Agni is god of fire.

Fire is considered as the ultimate purifier in India.

Greek agnos ’chaste’ derives from Him.
chastity

-noun

Indian Sanskrit Agni is god of fire.

Fire is considered as the ultimate purifier in India.

Greek agnotis ’chastity’ derives from Him
chatter

-verb intransitive

Indian Tamil kalakkam means ‘agitation’. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns. The basic word is kalak.

Indian Sanskrit kalakkah means ‘agitation’. ah is just a suffix for nouns. The basic word is kalak.

euskara (Basque) kalakatu ’chatter’ derives from them.
chatterbox

-noun

Indian Tamil kalakkam means ‘agitation’. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns. The basic word is kalak.

Indian Sanskrit kalakkah means ‘agitation’. ah is just a suffix for nouns. The basic word is kalak.

euskara (Basque) kalakari ’chatterbox’ derives from them.

chess

-noun

Indian Sanskrit word for it is shathranj.

Persian shatranj derives from it.
chestnut

-noun

Arabic kastanya means ‘chestnut’.

Spanish castanya (pronounced as kastanya) derives from it.

Turkish kastane also derives from it.

German die Kastanie also derives from it.

Greek kastanon also derives from it.
chestnut tree

-noun

Arabic kastanya means ‘chestnut’.

Spanish castanyo (pronounced as kastanyo) ’chestnut tree’ derives from it.

Greek kastania ‘chestnut tree’ also derives from it.
chicken

-noun

Indian Tamil pull means ‘bird’.

Greek pooli ‘bird’ derives from it.

French poulet ‘chicken’ also derives from it. Chicken is a bird.

Spanish pollo (pronounced as poyo) ‘chicken’ also derives from it. Chicken is a bird
chief

-adjective

Sanskrit prathamah means ‘first.

Gaelic priomh ’chief’  derives from it
child

-noun

Indian Kannada chikka means ‘little’, ‘small’.

euskara (Basque) txiki (pronounced as chiki) derives from it.

Spanish chico (pronounced as chiko) also derives from it.

Ladino chikiteeko ‘child’ also derives from it.

Ladino is the language of Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe.

Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic) derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu safari ‘travel’
childish

-adjective

Indian Kannada chikka means ‘little’, ‘small’.

euskara (Basque) txiki (pronounced as chiki) derives from it.

Spanish chico (pronounced as chiko) also derives from it.

Ladino chikez ‘childish’ also derives from it.

Ladino is the language of Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe.

Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic) derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu safari ‘travel’
chirp

-noun

Happy singing of birds

Indian Tamil chirippu means ‘laughter’.

English chirp derives from it.

chit

-noun

Short written note

Indian Hindi chittee means ‘letter’.

English chit derives from it.

chronicle

-noun

Indian word thaareek means ‘date’.

Arabic taareek ‘chronicle’ derives from it.

cinder

-noun

Indian Kannada kenda means ‘burning charcoal‘..

Greek kandaro ‘cinder’ derives from it.

city

-noun

Indian Sanskrit deshah (pronounced as dayshah) ‘country’

ah is just a suffix for nouns. The basic word is desh.

d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

Chinese dashi city’ derives from it.
clay

-noun

Indian Tamil pulavu means ‘dust’.

Greek pilos ‘clay’ derives from it.
clerk to the exchequer

-noun

Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’.

German der Kammerschreiber ‘clerk to the exchequer’ derives from it.

cloud

-noun

Indian Tamil word for it is mugil.

Indian Sanskrit megha (pronounced as maygha) derives from it.

Arabic gayma (Indian m-g sounds reversed) also derives from it.
cloudy

-adjective

Indian Tamil mugil means 'cloud'.

Indian Sanskrit meghah (pronounced as mayghah) ‘cloud’ derives from it.

Arabic gaa’im ‘cloudy’ (Indian m-g sounds reversed) also derives from it.
clown

-noun

Indian Tamil moodan means ‘fool‘. an is just a male suffix.

Greek amadan ‘fool’ derives from it.

Gaelic amadan ‘clown’ derives from it.

coagulate

-verb

Indian Sanskrit band mean ‘bond’, ‘tie‘..

Gaelic binndich ‘coagulate’ derives from it.

coagulation

-noun

Indian Sanskrit band mean ‘bond’, ‘tie’.

Gaelic binndeachadh ‘coagulation’ derives from it.

code

-noun

Indian Urdu qaanoon means ‘law’, ‘rule’.

Arabic qaanoon ‘code’ derives from it.

come

-verb

Indian Tamil word for it is vaa.

Hindi aav (mirror image of Tamil vaa) derives from it.

Indian Kannada word for it is baa.

Arabic baa derives from it.
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