Where does “passacaglia” come from?

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

passacaglia (Italian): passacaglia historical Spanish dance

Definitions

  1. passacaglia historical Spanish dance

Ancestry of “passacaglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpasacallepassacaglia
2Spanishcallestreet; lane
3Latincallispath; rough, stony track
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “passacaglia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →