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Where does “caillage” come from?

caillage (French) comes from French cailler, from Old French quailler, from Vulgar Latin coaglare, from Latin coāgulō, from Latin coāgulum, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

caillage (French): curdling

Definitions

  1. curdling

Ancestry of “caillage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaillerto curdle, clot; To be very cold, to be brass...
2Old FrenchquaillerAlternative form of coaillier
3Vulgar Latincoaglare—
4Latincoāgulō—
5Latincoāgulum—
6Latincōgō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “caillage”

  • décaillage
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