Spanish word calcetín comes from Latin calcis, Latin -eus, and later Latin calceus (Shoe.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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. |