Where does “Chaucerese” come from?
Chaucerese (English) comes from English Chaucer, from Middle English Chaucer, from Old French chaucier, from Old French chauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Chaucerese (English): characteristic of, or in the style of, Geoffrey Chaucer
Definitions
- characteristic of, or in the style of, Geoffrey Chaucer
Ancestry of “Chaucerese”, step by step
Chaucerese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chaucer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chaucer | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Chaucer | — |
| 3 | Old French | chaucier | to shoe; to put shoes on; hosier |
| 4 | Old French | chauce | stocking |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | calcea | garment covering foot and leg |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |