Where does “glicocálice” come from?

glicocálice (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cálice, from Old Portuguese calez//caliz, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ, from Ancient Greek κύω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

glicocálice (Portuguese): glycocalyx

Definitions

  1. glycocalyx

Ancestry of “glicocálice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecálicecup; chalice; calyx
2Old Portuguesecalez//caliz—
3Latincalixcup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe
4Ancient GreekκάλυξSome kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a...
5Ancient Greekκύωto conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύω →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλυξ →