Where does “košmar” come from?

košmar (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

košmar (Serbo-Croatian): nightmare; incubus

Definitions

  1. nightmare; incubus

Ancestry of “košmar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcauchemarnightmare
2Middle Frenchcauchemarenightmare
3Old Frenchcauquemarenightmare
4Normancauchestocking
5Old Frenchchaucestocking
6Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calceus →