Where does “calciotto” come from?

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

calciotto (Italian): eight-a-side football

Definitions

  1. eight-a-side football

Ancestry of “calciotto”, 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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from New Latin calcium →