Etymology of the French word chaux
the French word
chauxderived from the Classic Latin word
calxDate
The earliest known usage of chaux in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
chauler,
chaufour,
enchausser,
déchaulerCognates
Catalan
cals, Dutch
kalk, Dutch
kelk, English
chalice, English
chalk, French
calice, German
Kalk, German
Kelch, Icelandic
kalk, Italian
calcagno, Italian
calice, Italian
calce, Latin
calces, Latin
calices, Norwegian
kalk, Norwegian
kaleikur, Portuguese
cal, Provençal
calz, Spanish
cal, Spanish
caliz, Swedish
kalk
