Where does “calque” come from?

calque (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese calçar, from Old Portuguese calçar, from Latin calceō, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calque (Portuguese): inflection of calcar: ## first/third-person...

Definitions

  1. inflection of calcar: ## first/third-person...

Ancestry of “calque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecalçarto shoe
2Old Portuguesecalçar
3Latincalceōto shoe, furnish with shoes
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ