Where does “calça” come from?

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

calça (Portuguese): trousers, pants; ring

Definitions

  1. trousers, pants; ring

Ancestry of “calça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecalça—
2Late Latincalcea—
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “calça”

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