Etymology

chalky

C3H4A1L1K5Y4

Today it means: Consisting of or containing chalk. Full definition →

English chalk ← Middle English chalk ← Old English ċealc
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The story

  1. Latincalx
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kalk
  3. Old Englishċealc
  4. Middle Englishchalk
  5. Englishchalk
  6. English todaychalky

From chalk + -y.

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