Where does “calcocite” come from?
calcocite (Italian) comes from Italian calco, from Italian calcare, from Latin calcō, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
calcocite (Italian): chalcocite
Ancestry of “calcocite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | calco | cast; tracing; literal loan translation, calque ,... |
| 2 | Italian | calcare | limestone; to press down on ; to stomp; to work |
| 3 | Latin | calcō | — |
| 4 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |