Where does “chauce” come from?

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

chauce (Old French): stocking

Definitions

  1. stocking

Ancestry of “chauce”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chauce”

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