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cell

a small room

On the way to English cell

  1. Latin · about 160 BCEcella · a storeroom
  2. Middle English · about 1390celle · a small religious house
  3. Early Modern English · 1623cell · a small room
  4. English todaycell

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cherry

cherry Drafted; not yet checked.

On the way to English cherry

  1. Latin · 77 CEcerasus · cherry tree; cherry
  2. Middle English · about 1390chiryse · cherries
  3. Early Modern English · 1623cherry · cherry
  4. English todaycherry

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chestnut

chestnut

On the way to English chestnut

  1. Latin · about 400castanea · a chestnut
  2. Middle English · about 1390chasteyn · a chestnut tree
  3. Early Modern English · 1580chestnut · chestnut
  4. English todaychestnut

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church

a church

On the way to English church

  1. Old English · about 1121cirice · a church
  2. Middle English · about 1390chirche · a church
  3. Early Modern English · 1666church · a church
  4. English todaychurch

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citie

a city

On the way to English city

  1. Latin · 238cīvitās · a community of citizens; a city
  2. Middle English · about 1390citee · a city
  3. Early Modern English · 1623citie · a city
  4. English todaycity

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cleane

clean

On the way to English clean

  1. Old English · about 1000clǣne · clean, pure
  2. Middle English · about 1390clene · clean, pure
  3. Early Modern English · 1580cleane · clean
  4. English todayclean

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cooke

cook Drafted; not yet checked.

On the way to English cook

  1. Old English · about 1000cōc · cook
  2. Middle English · about 1390coke · cook
  3. Early Modern English · 1623cooke · cook
  4. English todaycook

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creame

cream

On the way to English cream

  1. Middle English · about 1390creme · cream
  2. Middle English · about 1460crayme · cream
  3. Early Modern English · about 1698creame · cream
  4. English todaycream

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crocodile

crocodile Drafted; not yet checked.

On the way to English crocodile

  1. Ancient Greek · 300s BCEκροκόδειλος krokódeilos · crocodile; lizard
  2. Latin · 77 CEcrocodīlus · crocodile
  3. Early Modern English · 1623crocodile · crocodile
  4. English todaycrocodile

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