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Where does “calcīna” come from?
calcīna (Latin) comes from Latin calcis, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ — small stone, pebble.
Ancestry of “calcīna”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
calcis
genitive singular of calx; limestone; lime
2
Ancient Greek
χᾰ́λῐξ
small stone, pebble
Words derived from “calcīna”
calcination
calcine
calciner
calcinate
calcinable
recalcination
calcinatory
calcinare
kalsinere
recalcine
kalsinoida
precalcine
kalsinointi
precalciner
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