Where does “calcinare” come from?
calcinare (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin calcīna, from Latin calcis, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ.
Ancestry of “calcinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | calcīna | — |
| 2 | Latin | calcis | genitive singular of calx; limestone; lime |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χᾰ́λῐξ | — |
Words derived from “calcinare”