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Where does “callicula” come from?

callicula (Latin) comes from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

callicula (Latin): little road, little street

Definitions

  1. little road, little street

Ancestry of “callicula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincallispath; rough, stony track
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “callicula”

  • canella
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