Where does “calcificar” come from?

calcificar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cálcio, from New Latin calcium, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calcificar (Portuguese): to calcify

Definitions

  1. to calcify

Ancestry of “calcificar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecálciocalcium
2New Latincalciumgenitive plural of calx; calcium
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “calcificar”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from New Latin calcium →