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
- the act of grilling and eating calçots with sauce
Ancestry of “calçotada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | calçot | onion |
| 2 | Catalan | calça | A sock; Hose; Pantaloons; knickers |
| 3 | Late Latin | calcea | — |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |