Where does “calçola” come from?

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

calçola (Portuguese): panties, briefs an undergarment for women, complete and legless, extending from the waist or hips to the groin or upper part of the thighs

Definitions

  1. panties, briefs an undergarment for women, complete and legless, extending from the waist or hips to the groin or upper part of the thighs

Ancestry of “calçola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecalçatrousers, pants; ring
2Old Portuguesecalça
3Late Latincalcea
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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