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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word CALASH.  Etymology of the word CALASH.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893

 

CALASH,  a sort of travelling carriage.  (F.,—G.,—Slavonic.)   'From ladies hurried in caleches;' Hudibras, c. iii. pt. 2; ed. Bell, ii. 156.—F. caleche, a barouche, carriage.—G. kalesche, a calash.   β. Of Slavonic origin; Brachet gives the Polish kolaska as the source.   Cf. Russ. koliaska, a calash, carriage; so called from being furnished with wheels; from Russ. koleso, dimin. of kolo, a wheel.—KAL, to drive; see Celerity.   B. The same word calash also came to mean (1) the hood of a carriage, and (2) a hood for a lady's head, of similar shape.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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