Where does “calle” come from?

calle (Spanish) comes from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

calle (Spanish): street; lane

Definitions

  1. street; lane

Ancestry of “calle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincallispath; rough, stony track
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “calle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin callis →
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