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Where does “callejuca” come from?

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

callejuca (Spanish): alley, alleyway

Definitions

  1. alley, alleyway

Ancestry of “callejuca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcallestreet; lane
2Latincallispath; rough, stony track
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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