Where does “kalċju” come from?

kalċju (Maltese) comes from Italian calcio, from New Latin calcium, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kalċju (Maltese): calcium

Definitions

  1. calcium

Ancestry of “kalċju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalcioa kick; association football, soccer; butt
2New Latincalciumgenitive plural of calx; calcium
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →