Where does “alcançável” come from?
alcançável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese alcançar, from Old Portuguese acalçar, from Old Spanish alcalçar, from Vulgar Latin incalciare, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
alcançável (Portuguese): attainable, reachable, achievable
Definitions
- attainable, reachable, achievable
Ancestry of “alcançável”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | alcançar | to reach |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | acalçar | to reach |
| 3 | Old Spanish | alcalçar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | incalciare | — |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |