1. Etymology of the French word charme
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)
Derivations in French
charmer, charmeraie, charmoieDerivations in other languages
English charm, English charming, English charmed, Italian charme, Portuguese charme, Romanian şarmCognates
Dutch charme, English charm, German Charme, Italian carpino, Norwegian sjarm, Spanish carpe, Swedish charmUsage
Word found in Old French2. Etymology of the French word charme
derived from the French word charme