Where does “chausse” come from?

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

chausse (Middle French): stocking

Definitions

  1. stocking

Ancestry of “chausse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chausse”

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