Where does “mérétrice” come from?

mérétrice (French) comes from Latin meretrīx, from Latin -trīx, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mérétrice (French): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “mérétrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmeretrīxa female prostitute or courtesan
2Latin-trīxess, -ress, -trix
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin -trīx →