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Where does “calçado” come from?

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

calçado (Portuguese): Wearing shoes; footgear, shoes

Definitions

  1. Wearing shoes; footgear, shoes

Ancestry of “calçado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecalçado—
2Latincalceātus—
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →