Where does “Calzada” come from?

Calzada (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish calçada, from Vulgar Latin calciata, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Calzada (Spanish): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “Calzada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcalçadaroad, path, trail
2Vulgar Latincalciatapaved road; nominative feminine singular of...
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Calzada

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from Vulgar Latin calciata
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