Where does “Chaucer” come from?

I appreciate the exercise, but I need to flag a critical problem: "Chaucer" is a proper name (the medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer), not a common word with an etymology suitable for a dictionary entry. The chain you've provided appears to trace *chaucer* (a common noun meaning a shoemaker or hosier), which is the right etymological path. But the headword should be: **Chaucer** (the occupational surname/common noun for a shoemaker) comes from Middle English *chaucier*, from Old French *chaucier*, from Latin *calceare* (to put on shoes), derived from Latin *calx* (heel), from Ancient Greek *χάλιξ* (pebble, gravel). If you need this as a single sentence in 25-45 words without the preamble: Chaucer, the occupational

Ancestry of “Chaucer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	Chaucer	—
2	Old French	chaucier	to shoe; to put shoes on; hosier
3	Old French	chauce	stocking
4	Vulgar Latin	calcea	garment covering foot and leg
5	Latin	calceus	shoe
6	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
7	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Chaucer”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calceus →