Where does “шосе” come from?

шосе (Ukrainian) comes from French chaussée, from Old French chauciee, from Vulgar Latin calciata, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

шосе (Ukrainian): highway, main road

Definitions

  1. highway, main road

Ancestry of “шосе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchausséehighway; street; surface; causeway
2Old Frenchchauciee
3Vulgar Latincalciatapaved road; nominative feminine singular of...
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ