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Etymology of the English word shampoo

the English word shampoo
derived from the Hindi word champo
derived from the Hindi word champna
derived from the Hindi word caṁpo

Date

The earliest known usage of shampoo in English dates from the 18th century.

Derivations in English

shampooed, shampooing

Derivations in other languages

Portuguese xampu, Spanish champú

Cognates

Dutch shampoo, French shampooing, German Shampoo, Norwegian sjampo, Swedish schampo

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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