Where does “chalandage” come from?
chalandage (French) comes from French chaland, 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.
chalandage (French): shopping
Definitions
- shopping
Ancestry of “chalandage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chaland | barge; a regular client, a returning client |
| 2 | French | chaloir | to heat; to matter; to be of import |
| 3 | Middle French | chaloir | to heat; to bother, to worry |
| 4 | Old French | chaloir | to heat; to bother, to concern |
| 5 | Old French | chaleir | Alternative form of chaloir |
| 6 | Latin | calēre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |