Where does “couse” come from?
couse (Middle Dutch) comes from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “couse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Picard Old French | cauce | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | calcea | garment covering foot and leg |
| 3 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 4 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “couse”