Where does “chalkpit” come from?

chalkpit (English) comes from English pit, from Middle English pit, from Old English pytt, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

chalkpit (English): A quarry where chalk is found

Definitions

  1. A quarry where chalk is found

Ancestry of “chalkpit”, step by step

chalkpit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpitA hole in the ground; An area at a racetrack used...
2Middle Englishpit—
3Old Englishpyttpit; well, pool; grave
4Proto-West Germanicputiwell
5Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
6Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

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
Every word from Latin -al →Every word from Latin puteus →Every word from Proto-West Germanic puti →