Where does “scalzatura” come from?

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

scalzatura (Italian): sapping, undermining

Definitions

sapping, undermining

Ancestry of “scalzatura”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	scalzare	to take off a shoe, sock; to bare the roots of a...
2	Latin	excalceo	I remove the shoes from
3	Latin	calceō	to shoe, furnish with shoes
4	Latin	calceus	shoe
5	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
6	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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