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Etymology of the English word charming

the English word charming
derived from the English word charm
derived from the Old French word charme
derived from the Latin word carpinus
derived from the Late Latin word carmen (card for wool, flax; song, music; poem)
derived from the Latin word canere (be, become covered in white; be hoary; sing, celebrate, chant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kan-
derived from the Latin word carere (be without, absent from, devoid of; card, comb)
using the English suffix -ing
derived from the Old French word charme
derived from the Latin word carpinus
derived from the Late Latin word carmen (card for wool, flax; song, music; poem)
derived from the Latin word canere (be, become covered in white; be hoary; sing, celebrate, chant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kan-
derived from the Latin word carere (be without, absent from, devoid of; card, comb)

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