Where does “chaussée” come from?
chaussée (French) comes from Old French chauciee, from Vulgar Latin calciata, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
chaussée (French): highway; street; surface; causeway
Definitions
- highway; street; surface; causeway
Ancestry of “chaussée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | chauciee | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | calciata | paved road; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “chaussée”