Where does “anticalcaire” come from?
anticalcaire (French) comes from French calcaire, from Latin calcārius, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
anticalcaire (French): anti-scaling, anti-liming
Definitions
- anti-scaling, anti-liming
Ancestry of “anticalcaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | calcaire | limestone; calcareous |
| 2 | Latin | calcārius | — |
| 3 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |