myEtymology.com: Romanian etymology of calcaneu

Etymology of the Romanian word calcaneu

the Romanian word calcaneu

derived from the French word calcanéum

derived from the Latin word calcaneum (heel)

derived from the Latin word calx (lime; heel; spur; pad; lead vial, bottle, jar; limestone, lime; chalk)

derived from the Greek word chalix, χάλιξ (pebble, gravel, stone; lime)

derived from the Greek word khalix