Where does “socalco” come from?

socalco (Galician) comes from Galician socalcar, from Galician calcar, from Latin calcō, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

socalco (Galician): terrace in a slope; bank; retaining wall

Definitions

  1. terrace in a slope; bank; retaining wall

Ancestry of “socalco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciansocalcarto press; to work a slope into a series of...
2Galiciancalcarto press; to trample
3Latincalcōto trample, tread on
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from Latin calcō