Where does “deluge” come from?

deluge (Middle English) comes from Old French deluge, from Latin dīluvium, from Latin dīluō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

deluge (Middle English): A deluge; a massive flooding or raining; Any...

Definitions

  1. A deluge; a massive flooding or raining; Any...

Ancestry of “deluge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdelugelarge flood
2Latindīluviuma flood
3Latindīluōto wash away
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “deluge”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →