Where does “alcançar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “alcançar”, step by step

alcançar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish alcalçar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Spanish	alcalçar	—
2	Vulgar Latin	incalciare	—
3	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
4	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old Spanish acalçar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Spanish	acalçar	—

Words derived from “alcançar”

alcançar
alcance
alcançável
alkansá

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