Where does “cailc” come from?

cailc (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cailc, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cailc (Scottish Gaelic): chalk; lime, calx; shield, buckler

Definitions

  1. chalk; lime, calx; shield, buckler

Ancestry of “cailc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcailclimestone, lime
2Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
3Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Old Irish cailc →