Where does “myltestre” come from?

myltestre (Old English) comes from Latin meretrīx, from Latin -trīx, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

myltestre (Old English): a whore, prostitute

Definitions

  1. a whore, prostitute

Ancestry of “myltestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmeretrīxa female prostitute or courtesan
2Latin-trīxess, -ress, -trix
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “myltestre”

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