Where does “calça” come from?

calça (Catalan) comes from Late Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calça (Catalan): A sock; Hose; Pantaloons; knickers

Definitions

  1. A sock; Hose; Pantaloons; knickers

Ancestry of “calça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincalcea—
2Latincalceusshoe
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “calça”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calceus →