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kalka.

onionskin, tracing paper

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkal.ka/

  1. onionskin, tracing paper

    feminine

  2. carbon paper

    feminine

  3. carbonless copy paper

    feminine

  4. calque

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin calcāre Italian calcarebor. French calquerdeverb. French calquebor. Polish kalka Borrowed from French calque.

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