Where does “calota” come from?

calota (Portuguese) comes from French calotte, from Old Occitan calotta.

calota (Portuguese): hubcap

Definitions

  1. hubcap

Ancestry of “calota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalottezucchetto; kippah; calotte
2Old Occitancalotta—
Every word from Old Occitan calotta →Every word from French calotte →
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