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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
2Latincalceō—
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “scalzare”

  • discalzare
  • scalzamento
  • scalzabile
  • scalzatura
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