cal.
lime (calcium oxide)
Meaning & usage
lime (calcium oxide)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese cal, from Vulgar Latin *calem, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).
which (what one)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese cal /qual, from Latin quālis (“which”). Cognate with Portuguese qual and Spanish cual.
ditch
furrow
mill race
chute
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese caal, from Latin canalis. Doublet of canal.
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