Etymology of the French word cerise
the Old French word
cerisederived from the Latin word
ceresiaderived from the Latin word
ceraseaderived from the Latin root
*cerasiaderived from the Greek word
kerasiaderived from the Greek word
kerasos, κερασός
Date
The earliest known usage of cerise in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
cerisier,
cerisette,
cerisaieDerivations in other languages
Anglo-Norman
cherise, English
ceriseCognates
Catalan
cirera, Dutch
kers, English
cherry, French
cérise, German
Kirsche, Italian
ciriegia, Latin
cerasus, Portuguese
cereja, Spanish
cerezaUsage
Word found in Old French
