Where does “caliche” come from?

caliche (English) comes from Spanish caliche, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

caliche (English): A crude form of sodium nitrate from South...

Definitions

  1. A crude form of sodium nitrate from South...

Ancestry of “caliche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcalichesaltpeter; salitre
2Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
3Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Spanish caliche →
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