Where does “calcar” come from?

calcar (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

calcar (Latin): spur; incitement, stimulus

Definitions

  1. spur; incitement, stimulus

Ancestry of “calcar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “calcar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-