Etymology of the French word chérir
the French word
chérirderived from the Old French word
cherderived from the Latin word
carus (dear, beloved; costly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ka-Date
The earliest known usage of chérir in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
chéri,
chérissableDerivations in other languages
English
cherish
