Where does “cailc” come from?

cailc (Irish) comes from Old Irish cailc, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cailc (Irish): chalk; pipeclay; chalked mark, limit

Definitions

  1. chalk; pipeclay; chalked mark, limit

Ancestry of “cailc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcailclimestone, lime
2Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
3Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “cailc”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Old Irish cailc →