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Where does “monocaliber” come from?

monocaliber (English) comes from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους, from Ancient Greek πούς — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

monocaliber (English): Having the same shape and dimensions throughout a...

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  1. Having the same shape and dimensions throughout a...

Ancestry of “monocaliber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaliberDiameter of the bore of a firearm, typically...
2Frenchcalibrecalibre; first-person singular present indicative...
3Italiancalibrocaliber, bore; callipers; template
4Arabicقَالِبform, mold; form, mould; mold
5Classical Syriacܩܠܒܝܕlast
6Ancient Greekκαλοπόδιονshoemaker's last
7Ancient Greekκᾱλόπους—
8Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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