English
chartreuse
Chartreuse comes from French Chartreux ‘Carthusian monks’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentChartreux‘Carthusian monks’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentchartreuse
- Englishearliest quotation 1921same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentChartreux‘Carthusian monks’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentchartreuse
- Englishearliest quotation 1921same form
Earliest quotation: 1921, Booth Tarkington: “Old Tinker, in evening dress, sat uncomfortably, sideways, upon…”
Linked words
through French chartreuse
Today it means
noun A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Chartreux / chartreuse