The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκάλυξ“case of a bud, husk”
- Latin · derived fromcalycis
- English todaycalyc-
From Latin calycis, genitive of calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.