Where does “descalçar” come from?

descalçar (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin discalceo, from Latin calceō, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

descalçar (Old Portuguese): to take off; to take off one's shoes

Definitions

  1. to take off; to take off one's shoes

Ancestry of “descalçar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatindiscalceoI pull off or remove my shoes, make unshod
2Latincalceōto shoe, furnish with shoes
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “descalçar”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calceus →