Where does “cala” come from?

cala (Spanish) comes from Spanish calar, from Spanish cal, from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cala (Spanish): prove; try, attempt; testing

Definitions

  1. prove; try, attempt; testing

Ancestry of “cala”, step by step

cala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish calar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcalarof or pertaining to limestone or lime; limestone...
2Spanishcallime
3Vulgar Latincals—
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via New Latin Calla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinCalla—

Words derived from “cala”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Vulgar Latin cals →