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Where does “chosèt” come from?

chosèt (Haitian Creole) comes from French chaussette, 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.

chosèt (Haitian Creole): sock

Definitions

  1. sock

Ancestry of “chosèt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchaussettesock
2Frenchchaussépast participle of chausser
3Middle Frenchchaussestocking
4Old Frenchchaucestocking
5Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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