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Where does “calced” come from?

calced (English) comes from English discalced, from Latin discalceātus, from Latin discalceō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calced (English): Wearing shoes; used especially of religious...

Definitions

  1. Wearing shoes; used especially of religious...

Ancestry of “calced”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscalcedPertaining to a religious order that historically...
2Latindiscalceātus—
3Latindiscalceō—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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