Where does “gloeikous” come from?

gloeikous (Dutch) comes from Dutch kous, from Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

gloeikous (Dutch): an incandescent gas mantle

Definitions

  1. an incandescent gas mantle

Ancestry of “gloeikous”, step by step

gloeikous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkousstocking, long sock; sock; mantle
2Middle Dutchcouse
3Picard Old Frenchcauce
4Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Dutch gloeien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgloeiento glow
2Middle Dutchgloeyento glow
3Old Dutchgluoien
4Proto-West Germanic*glōanto glow
5Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ