Where does “calco” come from?

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

calco (Italian): cast (of sculpture)

Definitions

  1. cast (of sculpture)

Ancestry of “calco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalcarelimestone
2Latincalcōto trample, tread on
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “calco

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ