Etymology of the English word recherche
the English word
recherchederived from the French word
recherchederived from the French word
rechercherderived from the French word
chercherderived from the Latin word
circare (traverse; go about; wander through)
derived from the Latin word
circaderived from the Latin word
circus (race course; circus in Rome, celebration of games)
derived from the Greek word
kirkosderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kirk-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
circum (around)
Date
The earliest known usage of recherche in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
