Where does “calcar” come from?

calcar (English) comes from Italian calcara, from Latin calcaria, from Latin calcārius, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calcar (English): A small oven or furnace, used for the calcination...

Definitions

  1. A small oven or furnace, used for the calcination...

Ancestry of “calcar”, step by step

calcar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian calcara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalcaralimekiln
2Latincalcarialime quarry; lime kiln; lime works
3LatincalcāriusOf or pertaining to lime
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin calcar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalcarspur; incitement, stimulus
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “calcar”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calcārius →