Where does “chalkbrood” come from?

chalkbrood (English) comes from English chalk, from Middle English chalk, from Old English cealc, from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

chalkbrood (English): A fungal disease of honey bees that gives the...

Definitions

  1. A fungal disease of honey bees that gives the...

Ancestry of “chalkbrood”, step by step

chalkbrood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchalkA soft, white, powdery limestone; A piece of...
2Middle Englishchalkchalk
3Old Englishcealcplaster, mortar; chalk
4Proto-Germanic*kalk—
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English brood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroodThe young of certain animals, especially a group...
2Middle Englishbroodbroad
3Old Englishbrādbroad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,...
4Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
5Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalk →