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

Words derived from “calcáneo”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin calcaneum →