Where does “calcografia” come from?

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

calcografia (Italian): chalcography; engraving on copper

Definitions

  1. chalcography; engraving on copper

Ancestry of “calcografia”, step by step

calcografia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian calco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalcocast (of sculpture)
2Italiancalcarelimestone
3Latincalcōto trample, tread on
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Italian grafia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrafiaspelling; handwriting
2Ancient Greekγρᾰφήdrawing

via Catalan calco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancalco—

Words derived from “calcografia”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calcō →