Where does “Chaussee” come from?

Chaussee (German) comes from French chaussée, from Old French chauciee, from Vulgar Latin calciata, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Chaussee (German): country road

Definitions

  1. country road

Ancestry of “Chaussee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchausséehighway; street; surface; causeway
2Old Frenchchauciee
3Vulgar Latincalciatapaved road; nominative feminine singular of...
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Chaussee

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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