Etymology

calcigerous

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Today it means: Containing lime. Full definition →

Latin calcis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcalcis“genitive singular of calx (chalk, limestone)”
  2. English todaycalcigerous

From Latin calcis (“genitive singular of calx (chalk, limestone)”) + -gerous (“bearing”); compare calciferous.

Words from the same roots

Latincalcis all →

calciminecalcine

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