Where does “cal” come from?

cal (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cal, from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cal (Galician): lime calcium oxide

Definitions

  1. lime calcium oxide

Ancestry of “cal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecal—
2Vulgar Latincals—
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “cal”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Vulgar Latin cals →