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Where does “calceta” come from?

calceta (Spanish) comes from Spanish -eta, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

calceta (Spanish): stocking

Definitions

  1. stocking

Ancestry of “calceta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-etafeminine singular of -ete; diminutive suffix
2French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
3Latin-itta—
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
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