Where does “descalçar” come from?

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

descalçar (Portuguese): to take off; to take off one's shoes

Definitions

  1. to take off; to take off one's shoes

Ancestry of “descalçar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedescalçarto take off; to take off one's shoes
2Late LatindiscalceoI pull off or remove my shoes, make unshod
3Latincalceōto shoe, furnish with shoes
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “descalçar

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from Latin calceus
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