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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”

  • passacaglia
  • pasacalle
  • azotacalles
  • correcalles
  • encallar
  • bocacalle
  • lleca
  • callecita
  • callejuca
  • callejón
  • calleja
  • desencallar
  • incagliamento
  • incagliare
  • passacaglia
  • kalye
  • kaya
  • kàyi'ína
  • kaye
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