Where does “calibre” come from?
calibre (French) comes from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
calibre (French): calibre; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- calibre; first-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “calibre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 2 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |