Where does “chalcidien” come from?
chalcidien (French) comes from French Chalcide, from Middle French Chalcide, from Latin Chalcidem, from Ancient Greek χαλκίς, from Ancient Greek χαλκός, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ.
Ancestry of “chalcidien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Chalcide | — |
| 2 | Middle French | Chalcide | — |
| 3 | Latin | Chalcidem | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαλκίς | unknown bird mentioned by Aristotle; European... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαλκός | copper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze;... |
| 6 | Latin | pȳritēs | pyrite |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πῡρίτης λίθος | stone of fire, flint |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *pāwər | — |