Where does “șosela” come from?

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

șosela (Romanian): to build a road

Definitions

  1. to build a road

Ancestry of “șosela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșosearoad for vehicles
2Frenchchausséehighway; street; surface; causeway
3Old Frenchchauciee—
4Vulgar Latincalciatapaved road; nominative feminine singular of...
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “șosela”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →