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Where does “caleta” come from?

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

caleta (Spanish): small bay, cove, inlet; a lot

Definitions

  1. small bay, cove, inlet; a lot

Ancestry of “caleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcalaprove; try, attempt; testing
2Spanishcalarof or pertaining to limestone or lime; limestone...
3Spanishcallime
4Vulgar Latincals—
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “caleta”

  • Calheta
  • calheta
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →