Where does “chausse” come from?

chausse (Champenois) comes from Old French chauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

chausse (Champenois): shoe

Definitions

  1. shoe

Ancestry of “chausse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchaucestocking
2Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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