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Medieval chalice from Norway.

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Etymology

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From Middle English chalis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French chalice, collateral form of calice, borrowed from Latin calix, calicem (cup), of uncertain etymology. In view of Umbrian skalçeta (sacrifical vessel), perhaps from a Proto-Italic *(s)kalik-,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel-. Pokorny considered a parallel formation in Sanskrit कलश (kaláśa-, (water-)jar, tub, pot, dish), for Proto-Indo-European *kel-eḱ-,[2] but de Vaan finds this unlikely. Alternatively, borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix) or an unattested variant thereof, maybe with contamination from κάλυξ (kálux, shell, calyx), but it is also possible that all were borrowed from related substrate words.[1] Possible Doublet of calyx and kelch. Compare Sumerian 𒃲(GAL).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/
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  • Rhymes: -ælɪs

Noun

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chalice (plural chalices)

  1. A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.
    Synonym: goblet
  2. A kind of water-cooled pipe for smoking cannabis.

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “calix, -icis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 83–84
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “7. kel- (kol-, kol-)”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 550–551

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Middle English

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Noun

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chalice

  1. alternative form of chalis

Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin calix, calicem.

Noun

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chalice oblique singularm (oblique plural chalices, nominative singular chalices, nominative plural chalice)

  1. chalice

Descendants

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  • French: calice
    • Romanian: caliciu
  • Anglo-Norman:
    • Middle English: chalis (see there for further descendants)
    • Irish: cailís