charper
English
verb
Definitions
- (Polari) To seek; to search.
Etymology
Derived from Italian cercare (look for) derived from Latin circāre, circa (around, about, near) derived from Ancient Greek κίρκος (ring, circle, racecourse, circus).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κίρκος
Gloss
ring, circle, racecourse, circus
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
円
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- circa English
- circa Latin
- circus Latin
- circāre Latin
- circāre, circo, circō Latin
- circāre, circō Latin
- circō Latin
- cirka Hungarian
- cercabile Italian
- cercare Italian
- cercatore Italian
- circa Italian
- ricercare Italian
- circa Dutch, Flemish
- chercher French
- circa French
- cerca Spanish, Castilian
- κίρκος Ancient Greek
- *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
- cirka Norwegian Bokmål
- sirka Norwegian Bokmål
- cirka Swedish
- cirka Norwegian Nynorsk
- sirka Norwegian Nynorsk
- cerchier Old French
- cerca Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- circa Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- încerca Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cercar Old Portuguese
- tscharcar Romansh
- tschartgear Romansh
- tschartger Romansh
- tschercar Romansh
- tscherchar Romansh
- tschertgan Romansh
- tschertgar Romansh
- cerca Asturian
- cercjâ Friulian
- cercar Old Occitan
- cercar Old Spanish
- circari Sicilian
- cercà Neapolitan
- sirk Novial