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Where does “calcinoso” come from?

calcinoso (Italian) comes from Italian calcina, from Vulgar Latin calcina, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calcinoso (Italian): having the appearance of lime

Definitions

  1. having the appearance of lime

Ancestry of “calcinoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalcinalime mortar; third-person singular present...
2Vulgar Latincalcina—
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →