Where does “calçotada” come from?

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

calçotada (Catalan): the act of grilling and eating calçots with sauce

Definitions

  1. the act of grilling and eating calçots with sauce

Ancestry of “calçotada”, step by step

calçotada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan calçot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancalçotonion
2CatalancalçaA sock; Hose; Pantaloons; knickers
3Late Latincalcea
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Catalan Ada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanAda
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from Latin calceus