Etymology

calk

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Today it means: A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping. Full definition →

French calque ← Latin calcō
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calk · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromcalcō“to trample”
  2. French · borrowed fromcalque
  3. English todaycalk

From French calque, ultimately derived from Latin calcō (“to trample”). Doublet of calque.

Calk · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromKalk
  2. English todayCalk

Possibly a habitational surname from Calke in Derbyshire, or alternatively an Americanized spelling of German Kalk.

Words from the same roots

Frenchcalque all →

calque

GermanKalk all →

Kalk

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