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Where does “caulk” come from?

Caulk comes from Old French cauquer, from Latin calico, meaning to tread or trample.

caulk (English): Caulking; A composition of vehicle and pigment...

Definitions

  1. Caulking; A composition of vehicle and pigment...

Ancestry of “caulk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcauquer—
2Latincalico—

Words derived from “caulk”

  • caulker
  • recaulk
  • caulklike
Every word from Latin calico →