köken: Possibly from Arabic قَالِب (qālib, “mold”), itself from Ancient Greek καλαπούς (kalapoús), a term related to shoemaking. Or, possibly a derivation of Latin qua libra, "of what dimensions, weight."
köken: Borrowed from French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ (/*qālobīḏ/, “last”), from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion, “last”), diminutive of καλόπους (kalópous, “last”), compound of κᾶλον (kâlon, “wood”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).
köken: Borrowed from French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ (/*qālobīḏ/, “last”), from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion, “last”), diminutive of καλόπους (kalópous, “last”), compound of κᾶλον (kâlon, “wood”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).
köken: Borrowed from French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ (/*qālobīḏ/), from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion). Doublet of calapod.