Where does “caliver” come from?
caliver (English) comes from English calibre, from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
caliver (English): A type of light musket
Definitions
- A type of light musket
Ancestry of “caliver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calibre | Alternative form of caliber |
| 2 | English | caliber | Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically... |
| 3 | French | calibre | calibre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 5 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |