Where does “cabhsair” come from?

cabhsair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English causey, from Anglo-Norman caucie, from Vulgar Latin calciata, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cabhsair (Scottish Gaelic): causeway; pavement

Definitions

  1. causeway; pavement

Ancestry of “cabhsair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcauseyAn embankment holding in water; a dam; A causeway...
2Anglo-Normancaucie—
3Vulgar Latincalciatapaved road; nominative feminine singular of...
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Vulgar Latin calciata →