Where does “chausson” come from?

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

chausson (French): slipper (footwear)

Definitions

  1. slipper (footwear)

Ancestry of “chausson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchaussépast participle of chausser
2Middle Frenchchaussestocking
3Old Frenchchaucestocking
4Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “chausson”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calceus →