Where does “calcine” come from?

calcine (English) comes from Medieval Latin calcinare, from Latin calcīna, from Latin calcis, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ — small stone, pebble.

calcine (English): to heat something without melting in order to...

Definitions

  1. to heat something without melting in order to...

Ancestry of “calcine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincalcinare—
2Latincalcīna—
3Latincalcisgenitive singular of calx; limestone; lime
4Ancient Greekχᾰ́λῐξsmall stone, pebble

Words derived from “calcine”

Every word from Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ →Every word from Latin calcis →Every word from Latin calcīna →