Where does “acalçar” come from?

acalçar (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Spanish alcalçar, from Vulgar Latin incalciare, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

acalçar (Old Portuguese): to reach

Definitions

  1. to reach

Ancestry of “acalçar”, step by step

acalçar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish alcalçar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishalcalçar—
2Vulgar Latinincalciare—
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Vulgar Latin accalcio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinaccalcio—

via Old Spanish acalçar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishacalçar—

Words derived from “acalçar”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Vulgar Latin incalciare →