Where does “încălța” come from?

încălța (Romanian) comes from Latin calceō, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

încălța (Romanian): to put on shoes or other footwear

Definitions

  1. to put on shoes or other footwear

Ancestry of “încălța”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalceōto shoe, furnish with shoes
2Latincalceusshoe
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “încălța

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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