PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
ALL DISPUTES ↗One scholarly question. Every attached source. The present editorial state, without pretending the last word has been written.
No. Festus accepted the traditional limestone derivation, but the phonology and meanings are problematic. The edge remains proposed.
/ˈkælkjələs/ · noun
A mathematical system, a method of reasoning, or a bodily stone; borrowed from a Latin word for a pebble used in counting.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
A citation is not a vote. Each record says whether the work supports, challenges, contradicts, or contextualizes the position—and identifies the exact locus used.
Documents the traditional claim and why it is not secure.
Etymology note: Festus and irregular diminutive analysisSupplies the limestone-family objections.
Etymology noteThe reviewed evidence does not yet warrant collapsing the competing or incomplete analyses into one secure answer.