Where does “calcaros” come from?

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

calcaros (Romanian): calcareous

Definitions

  1. calcareous

Ancestry of “calcaros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancalcarlimestone
2Frenchcalcairelimestone; calcareous
3LatincalcāriusOf or pertaining to lime
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calcārius →