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Where does “calcáneo” come from?

calcáneo (Spanish) comes from Latin calcaneum, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

calcáneo (Spanish): calcaneus, heel bone

Definitions

  1. calcaneus, heel bone

Ancestry of “calcáneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalcaneumheel
2Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
3Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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