Where does “calle” come from?

calle (Italian) comes from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

calle (Italian): alley

Definitions

  1. alley

Ancestry of “calle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincallispath; rough, stony track
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “calle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →