Where does “calzascarpe” come from?

calzascarpe (Italian) comes from Italian calzare, from Latin calceō, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calzascarpe (Italian): shoehorn

Definitions

  1. shoehorn

Ancestry of “calzascarpe”, step by step

calzascarpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian calzare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalzareto shoe; To put on; To fit
2Latincalceōto shoe, furnish with shoes
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Italian scarpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscarpashoe; juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the...
2Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →