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
Ancestry of “calçar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | calçar | — |
| 2 | Latin | calceō | — |
| 3 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 4 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “calçar”