Where does “descalçar” come from?

descalçar (Catalan) comes from Latin discalceō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

descalçar (Catalan): to unshoe, to remove footwear

Definitions

  1. to unshoe, to remove footwear

Ancestry of “descalçar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiscalceōto pull off or remove one's shoes, make unshod
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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