Calcetín etymology

Spanish

Spanish word calcetín comes from Latin calcis, Latin -eus, and later Latin calceus (Shoe.)

Etymology of calcetín

Detailed word origin of calcetín

Dictionary entry Language Definition
calcis Latin (lat)
-eus Latin (lat) (with materials) Used to form adjectives from nouns, to indicate the source of an attribute. In adopted Greek words, surviving thus or as -īvus.
calceus Latin (lat) Shoe.
calcetín Spanish (es) Sock.