Where does “chaland” come from?
chaland (French) comes from French chaloir, from Middle French chaloir, from Old French chaloir, from Old French chaleir, from Latin calēre, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
chaland (French): barge; a regular client, a returning client
Definitions
- barge; a regular client, a returning client
Ancestry of “chaland”, step by step
chaland traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French chaloir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chaloir | to heat; to matter; to be of import |
| 2 | Middle French | chaloir | to heat; to bother, to worry |
| 3 | Old French | chaloir | to heat; to bother, to concern |
| 4 | Old French | chaleir | Alternative form of chaloir |
| 5 | Latin | calēre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via Ancient Greek χελάνδιον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χελάνδιον | chelandion, dromon |