Where does “calça” come from?
calça (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “calça”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | calcea | — |
| 2 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 3 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |