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Where does “subcalibre” come from?

subcalibre (English) comes from English calibre, from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

subcalibre (English): Alternative form of subcaliber

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of subcaliber

Ancestry of “subcalibre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcalibreAlternative form of caliber
2EnglishcaliberDiameter of the bore of a firearm, typically...
3Frenchcalibrecalibre; first-person singular present indicative...
4Italiancalibrocaliber, bore; callipers; template
5Arabicقَالِبform, mold; form, mould; mold
6Classical Syriacܩܠܒܝܕlast
7Ancient Greekκαλοπόδιονshoemaker's last
8Ancient Greekκᾱλόπους—
9Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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