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Where does “calçar” come from?

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

calçar (Portuguese): to shoe

Definitions

  1. to shoe

Ancestry of “calçar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “calçar”

  • calçamento
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →