Etymology

Cherchell

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Today it means: A city in Tipaza, Algeria. Full definition →

French Cherchell ← Arabic شرشال ← Latin Caesarea
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromCaesarea
  2. Arabic · derived fromشرشال
  3. French · borrowed fromCherchell
  4. English todayCherchell

From French Cherchell, from Arabic شرشال (Shershel), ultimately from Latin Caesarea. Doublet of Kayseri and Caesarea.

Words from the same roots

LatinCaesarea all →

jerseyKayseriCaesarea

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.