Etymology

charact

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Old French characte ← Latin *characta ← Ancient Greek χαρακτός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχαρακτός
  2. Latin · derived from*characta
  3. Old French · derived fromcharacte
  4. English todaycharact

From Old French characte, from Latin *characta, from Ancient Greek χαρακτός (kharaktós).

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