Where does “calcificare” come from?

calcificare (Italian) comes from Italian calcio, from New Latin calcium, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calcificare (Italian): to calcify

Definitions

  1. to calcify

Ancestry of “calcificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalcioa kick; association football, soccer; butt
2New Latincalciumgenitive plural of calx; calcium
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “calcificare”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →