Where does “Calheta” come from?
Calheta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese calheta, from Spanish caleta, from Spanish cala, from Spanish calar, from Spanish cal, from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Calheta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | calheta | a narrow bay |
| 2 | Spanish | caleta | small bay, cove, inlet; a lot |
| 3 | Spanish | cala | prove; try, attempt; testing |
| 4 | Spanish | calar | of or pertaining to limestone or lime; limestone... |
| 5 | Spanish | cal | lime |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | cals | — |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |