Where does “calce” come from?

calce (Romanian) comes from Latin caltha, from Ancient Greek κάλαθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

calce (Romanian): calcium oxide; kingcup; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. calcium oxide; kingcup; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “calce”, step by step

calce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin caltha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalthamarigold
2Ancient Greekκάλαθοςbasket narrow at the base; capital of a column;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Latin calx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
2Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “calce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαθος →Every word from Latin caltha →