Where does “cala” come from?
cala (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin calare, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...
cala (Italian): inlet, cove; hold; third-person singular present...
Definitions
- inlet, cove; hold; third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “cala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | calare | present active infinitive of calō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | chalāre | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαλάω | I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become... |