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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

  1. inlet, cove; hold; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “cala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincalarepresent active infinitive of calō; second-person...
2Latinchalāre—
3Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...
Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →