Where does “ŝoseo” come from?

ŝoseo (Esperanto) comes from French chaussée, from Old French chauciee, from Vulgar Latin calciata, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ŝoseo (Esperanto): highway; the central part of an urban street for...

Definitions

  1. highway; the central part of an urban street for...

Ancestry of “ŝoseo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchausséehighway; street; surface; causeway
2Old Frenchchauciee
3Vulgar Latincalciatapaved road; nominative feminine singular of...
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from Vulgar Latin calciata