Where does “calker” come from?
calker (English) comes from English calk, from French calque, from French calquer, from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.
calker (English): One who calks; A calk on a shoe
Definitions
- One who calks; A calk on a shoe
Ancestry of “calker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calk | A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it... |
| 2 | French | calque | tracing; calque, loan translation; layer |
| 3 | French | calquer | to model, to imitate, to copy; to trace, to copy... |
| 4 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 5 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 7 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |