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Where does “excalceans” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “excalceans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexcalceoI remove the shoes from
2Latincalceō—
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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