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

  1. attainable, reachable, achievable

Ancestry of “alcançável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealcançarto reach
2Old Portugueseacalçarto reach
3Old Spanishalcalçar
4Vulgar Latinincalciare
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from Vulgar Latin incalciare