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Where does “chalder” come from?

chalder (English) comes from English chaldron, from French chaudron, from Middle French chaudron, from Old French chauderon, from Old French chaudiere, from Latin caldāria, from Latin caldārius, from Latin -ārius.

chalder (English): An old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls

Definitions

  1. An old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls

Ancestry of “chalder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchaldronAn old English dry measure, containing four...
2Frenchchaudroncauldron; pot
3Middle Frenchchaudroncauldron
4Old Frenchchauderon—
5Old Frenchchaudiere—
6Latincaldāria—
7Latincaldārius—
8Latin-ārius—
9Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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