Where does “chalk” come from?

chalk (Middle English) comes from Old English cealc, from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

chalk (Middle English): chalk

Definitions

  1. chalk

Ancestry of “chalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcealcplaster, mortar; chalk
2Proto-Germanic*kalk—
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “chalk”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kalk →