Where does “calcare” come from?

calcare (Italian) comes from Latin calcō, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calcare (Italian): limestone

Definitions

  1. limestone

Ancestry of “calcare”, step by step

calcare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin calcō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalcōto trample, tread on
2Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
3Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin calcārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincalcāriusOf or pertaining to lime
2Latin-āriuser
3Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Latin calcāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalcāre—

Words derived from “calcare”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calcō →