Where does “scalcinare” come from?

scalcinare (Italian) comes from Italian calcina, from Vulgar Latin calcina, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

scalcinare (Italian): to remove mortar from

Definitions

  1. to remove mortar from

Ancestry of “scalcinare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalcinalime mortar; third-person singular present...
2Vulgar Latincalcina—
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “scalcinare”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Vulgar Latin calcina →