Etymology of the English word caulker
the English word
caulkerderived from the English word
caulkderived from the French word
cauquerderived from the Latin word
calcare (tread, trample upon, under foot)
derived from the Latin word
calx (lime; heel; spur; pad; lead vial, bottle, jar; limestone, lime; chalk)
derived from the Greek word
chalix, χάλιξ (pebble, gravel, stone; lime)
derived from the Greek word
khalixusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
Usage
Word found in Modern English