Where does “cauchemare” come from?

cauchemare (Middle French) comes from Old French cauquemare, from Norman cauche, from Old French chauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cauchemare (Middle French): nightmare

Definitions

  1. nightmare

Ancestry of “cauchemare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcauquemarenightmare
2Normancauchestocking
3Old Frenchchaucestocking
4Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “cauchemare”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calceus →