Where does “calcar” come from?

calcar (Romanian) comes from French calcaire, from Latin calcārius, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calcar (Romanian): limestone

Definitions

  1. limestone

Ancestry of “calcar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalcairelimestone; calcareous
2LatincalcāriusOf or pertaining to lime
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “calcar”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calcārius →