Where does “calçada” come from?

calçada (Catalan) comes from Latin calciāta, from Latin calcō, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calçada (Catalan): carriageway, roadway

Definitions

  1. carriageway, roadway

Ancestry of “calçada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalciāta—
2Latincalcōto trample, tread on
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →