Where does “chausser” come from?

chausser (French) comes from Old French chaucier, from Old French chauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

chausser (French): to put footwear on someone; to put on footwear;...

Definitions

  1. to put footwear on someone; to put on footwear;...

Ancestry of “chausser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchaucierto shoe; to put shoes on; hosier
2Old Frenchchaucestocking
3Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “chausser”

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