Where does “calibrar” come from?
calibrar (Catalan) comes from Catalan calibre, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους, from Ancient Greek πούς — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
calibrar (Catalan): to calibrate
Definitions
- to calibrate
Ancestry of “calibrar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | calibre | caliber |
| 2 | French | calibre | calibre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 4 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |