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 — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
chalder (English): An old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls
Definitions
- An old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls
Ancestry of “chalder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chaldron | An old English dry measure, containing four... |
| 2 | French | chaudron | cauldron; pot |
| 3 | Middle French | chaudron | cauldron |
| 4 | Old French | chauderon | cooking-pot |
| 5 | Old French | chaudiere | cooking-pot |
| 6 | Latin | caldāria | warm bath |
| 7 | Latin | caldārius | Of, pertaining to or suitable for warmth or bathing |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |