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calx.

limestone

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkaɫks]Classical-Latin[ˈkalks]

  1. limestone

    declension-3 · feminine

  2. chalk

    declension-3 · feminine

  3. the finish line

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Either borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx, “pebble”) or from a substrate origin where it was borrowed into both languages independently. See Sanskrit कर्कर (karkara, “limestone, bone”), perhaps related.

noun[ˈkaɫks]Classical-Latin[ˈkalks]

  1. heel (of the foot)

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, with possibilities including: * An extension of the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kel- (“to bend”). * Non-Indo-European (possibly Etruscan) origin; however, De Vaan notes the lack of a "concrete comparandum" for this. * From Proto-Indo-European *klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-, related to Serbo-Croatian kuk (“thigh, hip”), Bulgarian кълка (kălka, “hip”), Russian колк (kolk, “bony stump”), Latvian kulksnis (“hock”), Lithuanian kulksnis (“ankle”), Old Prussian culczi (“hip”) and possibly Sanskrit कल्कुषी (kalkuṣī́, “wrist and elbow”).

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