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Where does “alcançar” come from?

alcançar (Spanish) comes from Spanish alcanzar, from Vulgar Latin incalciare, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

alcançar (Spanish): Obsolete spelling of alcanzar

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of alcanzar

Ancestry of “alcançar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcanzarto reach; to attain or achieve; to be enough; to...
2Vulgar Latinincalciare—
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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