Where does “車路士” come from?
車路士 (Chinese) comes from English Chelsea, from Old English Cealchyþ, from Old English cealc, from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “車路士”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Chelsea | — |
| 2 | Old English | Cealchyþ | — |
| 3 | Old English | cealc | plaster, mortar; chalk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kalk | — |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |