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Where does “descalzar” come from?

descalzar (Spanish) comes from Late Latin discalceo, from Latin calceō, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

descalzar (Spanish): to take off; to take off one's shoes

Definitions

  1. to take off; to take off one's shoes

Ancestry of “descalzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatindiscalceoI pull off or remove my shoes, make unshod
2Latincalceō—
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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