Where does “шоссейный” come from?
шоссейный (Russian) comes from Russian шоссе́, from German Chaussee, from French chaussée, from Old French chauciee, from Vulgar Latin calciata, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
шоссейный (Russian): highway, road
Ancestry of “шоссейный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | шоссе́ | — |
| 2 | German | Chaussee | country road |
| 3 | French | chaussée | highway; street; surface; causeway |
| 4 | Old French | chauciee | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | calciata | paved road; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |