Where does “calcină” come from?

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

calcină (Romanian): calcin

Definitions

  1. calcin

Ancestry of “calcină”, step by step

calcină traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French calciner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalcinerto calcinate; to calcine
2Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
3Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via French calcin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalcincullet

Words derived from “calcină”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from French calciner →