Where does “alcançar” come from?

alcançar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese acalçar, from Old Spanish alcalçar, from Vulgar Latin incalciare, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

alcançar (Portuguese): to reach

Definitions

  1. to reach

Ancestry of “alcançar”, step by step

alcançar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese acalçar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseacalçarto reach
2Old Spanishalcalçar—
3Vulgar Latinincalciare—
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old Portuguese alcançar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesealcançar—

Words derived from “alcançar”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Vulgar Latin incalciare →