Where does “kalsones” come from?

kalsones (Cebuano) comes from Spanish calzones, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kalsones (Cebuano): pants; trousers

Definitions

  1. pants; trousers

Ancestry of “kalsones”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcalzonesunderpants
2Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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