Etymology of the French word chou
the French word
chouderived from the Latin word
caulis (stalk, stem; stem of a cabbage)
derived from the Greek word
caulisDate
The earliest known usage of chou in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
chou-navet,
chou-rave,
coupe-chouDerivations in other languages
English
chou, Italian
chouCognates
Dutch
coherent, Dutch
kool, English
coal, English
cole, English
coherent, French
cohérent, German
kohärent, German
Kohle, Icelandic
kál, Icelandic
kol, Norwegian
koherent, Norwegian
kol, Portuguese
couve, Provençal
caul, Spanish
col, Swedish
koherens, Swedish
kol
