calque
The origin and history of calque.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from French calque, meaning a copy or tracing. The French comes from calquer, which came from Italian and ultimately from Latin calcare, meaning to tread.
The origin and history of calque.
A learned borrowing from French calque, meaning a copy or tracing. The French comes from calquer, which came from Italian and ultimately from Latin calcare, meaning to tread.
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