Where does “șosea” come from?

șosea (Romanian) comes from French chaussée, from Old French chauciee, from Vulgar Latin calciata, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

șosea (Romanian): road for vehicles

Definitions

  1. road for vehicles

Ancestry of “șosea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchausséehighway; street; surface; causeway
2Old Frenchchauciee—
3Vulgar Latincalciatapaved road; nominative feminine singular of...
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “șosea”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Vulgar Latin calciata →