Where does “cale-nuque” come from?

cale-nuque (French) comes from French nuque, from Italian nuca, from Spanish nuca, from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع — spinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord.

cale-nuque (French): neckroll

Definitions

  1. neckroll

Ancestry of “cale-nuque”, step by step

cale-nuque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French nuque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnuquenape, back of the neck
2Italiannucanape, back of the neck
3Spanishnucanape, back of the neck
4Medieval Latinnuchanape of the neck; spinal cord; nape of the neck;...
5Arabicنُخَاعspinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord

via French caler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalerto wedge (open) (a door)
2Old Occitancalar—
3Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...
Every word from Arabic نُخَاع →Every word from Medieval Latin nucha →Every word from Spanish nuca →