Where does “calcine” come from?

calcine (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese calcinar, from French calciner, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calcine (Portuguese): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “calcine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecalcinarto calcine
2Frenchcalcinerto calcinate; to calcine
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from French calciner