Etymology of the English word chalkstone
the English word
chalkstonederived from the English word
stonederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*stainazderived from the English word
chalkderived from the Classical Latin word
tophus (tufa, pourous rock; volcanic tuff)
derived from the Late Latin word
tofus (tufa, porous stone; volcanic tuff)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
