Word Origins
Words starting with c
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| chambermaid |
-noun
Indian Urdu qamra means
‘room’.
Spanish camarera
(pronounced as kamarera) ‘chambermaid’ derives from
it.
German das Kammermadchen
‘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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| chastity |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit Agni is
god of fire.
Fire is considered as the
ultimate purifier in India. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| chestnut tree |
-noun
Arabic kastanya means
‘chestnut’.
Spanish castanyo (pronounced
as kastanyo) ’chestnut tree’ 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. |
| chief |
-adjective
Sanskrit prathamah
means ‘first. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| clay |
-noun
Indian Tamil pulavu
means ‘dust’. |
| 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. |
| cloudy |
-adjective
Indian Tamil mugil
means 'cloud'.
Indian Sanskrit meghah
(pronounced as mayghah) ‘cloud’ 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. |
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