Where does “calking” come from?
calking (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.
calking (English): present participle of calk; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- present participle of calk; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “calking”, step by step
calking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calk
| 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 |
via English caulking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caulking | present participle of caulk; A sealing material... |