myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of cal

Etymology of the Spanish word cal

the Spanish word cal

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

Catalan cals, Dutch kalk, Dutch kelk, English chalice, English chalk, French calice, French chaux, German Kalk, German Kelch, Icelandic kalk, Italian calcagno, Italian calice, Italian calce, Latin calces, Latin calices, Norwegian kalk, Norwegian kaleikur, Portuguese cal, Provençal calz, Spanish caliz, Swedish kalk