Where does “scalzare” come from?

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

scalzare (Italian): to take off a shoe, sock; to bare the roots of a...

Definitions

  1. to take off a shoe, sock; to bare the roots of a...

Ancestry of “scalzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexcalceoI remove the shoes from
2Latincalceōto shoe, furnish with shoes
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “scalzare”

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