English
chowder
Chowder may come from French chaudière ‘boiler’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchaudière‘boiler’uncertain
- Englishtodaychowder
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchaudière‘boiler’uncertain
- Englishtodaychowder
The story
Probably borrowed from French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria (‘cooking-pot’), derived from Latin caldus (‘hot’).
Linked words
through Latin caldus ‘hot’
through Late Latin caldāria ‘cooking-pot’
Today it means
noun A thick, creamy soup or stew.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French chaudière / chowder