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Where does “caliga” come from?

caliga (Latin) comes from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

caliga (Latin): Leather shoe or boot; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. Leather shoe or boot; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “caliga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
2Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “caliga”

  • Caligula
  • Caligulan
  • caligate
  • caligatus
  • Caligula
  • cáliga
  • Καλιγούλας
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