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Where does “кошмаран” come from?

кошмаран (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко̏шма̄р, from French cauchemar, from Middle French cauchemare, from Old French cauquemare, from Norman cauche, from Old French chauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

кошмаран (Serbo-Croatian): nightmarish

Definitions

  1. nightmarish

Ancestry of “кошмаран”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianко̏шма̄р—
2Frenchcauchemarnightmare
3Middle Frenchcauchemarenightmare
4Old Frenchcauquemarenightmare
5Normancauchestocking
6Old Frenchchaucestocking
7Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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