ENGLISH ROOT WORD: calc-, calcul-, cal- from Latin calx, calcis, calculus, calculare

【calc-, calcul-, cal-】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "lime, limestone, reckon, compute"
from Latin "calx, calcis, calculus, calculare"

 

 

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[WORD ROOT]root calc
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cal, calc, calcitr, calco, calcul, chalk
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) calx, calcis, calculus, calculare
[MEANING]root lime, limestone, reckon, compute

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 khalix pebble, limestone
• 【Latin】 calx ⑴heel; ⑵[genitive calcis] limestone
• 【Latin】 calcis [genitive of calx] limestone
• 【Latin】 calculus [diminutive of calx] reckoning, account; pebble used in counting
• 【Latin】 calculare [from calculus] to reckon, compute

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

calc, calcaneus, calcite, calcitrant, calcium, calculate, calculation, calculus, chalk, recalcitrant

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

calc [combining form] from calc
【DEFINITION】 limestone, reckon, compute
【ROOTs】 calc; lime, limestone, reckon

calcaneus [noun] from calcaneus < calc
【DEFINITION】 Nontechnical name : heel bone the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in man
【PRIMARY MEANING】 heel-bone,
【pl.】 calcanei
【ROOTs】 ⑴ calc; lime, limestone, reckon ⑵ aneous; adjectival suffix

calcite [noun] from calcite < calc
【DEFINITION】 a colourless or white mineral (occasionally tinged with impurities), found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, in veins, in limestone, and in stalagmites and stalactites. It is used in the manufacture of cement, plaster, paint, glass, and fertilizer. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO 3. Crystal structure: hexagonal (rhombohedral)
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 calcitic, calcite
【ROOTs】 ⑴ calc; ⑵ ite; suffix

calcitrant [adjective] from calcite < calc
【DEFINITION】 stubborn; refractory
【PRIMARY MEANING】 kicking
【ROOTs】 ⑴ calcitr(calc); to kick, heel ⑵ ant(anti); against

calcium [noun] from calcium < calc
【DEFINITION】 a metallic chemical element of the alkaline-earth group that occurs naturally only in combination and is essential to cellular functions in all known organisms
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 calcic, calcium
【ROOTs】 ⑴ calc; ⑵ ium; suffix

calculate [verb] from calculate < calc
【DEFINITION】 If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to ascertain by computation, estimate by mathematical means
【CONJUGATIONs】 calculated, calculated, calculating, calculates
【DERIVATIVEs】 calculate, calculation, calculational, calculative
【SYNONYM】 work out, estimate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ calcul(calc); ⑵ ate; suffix

calculation [noun] from calculate < calc
【DEFINITION】 A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically.
【pl.】 calculations
【DERIVATIVEs】 calculate, calculation, calculational, calculative
【ROOTs】 ⑴ calcul(calc); ⑵ ation; noun suffix

calculus [noun] from calc
【DEFINITION】 Calculus is a branch of advanced mathematics which deals with variable quantities.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 mathematical method of treating problems by the use of a system of algebraic notation,
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ calc; ⑵ ulus(ule); diminutive suffix

 

 

 

 

 

chalk [noun] from chalk < calc
【DEFINITION】 Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 chalk, soft white limestone; lime, plaster; pebble
【pl.】 chalks
【DERIVATIVEs】 chalkiness, chalklike, chalky, chalk
【ROOTs】 chalk(calc); lime, limestone, reckon

recalcitrant [adjective] from calcite < calc
【DEFINITION】 If you describe someone or something as recalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 refusing to submit, not submissive or compliant; kicking back
【DERIVATIVEs】 recalcitrance, recalcitrantly, recalcitrant
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ calcitr(calc); ⑶ ant; suffix

Other word list containing calc-, calcul-, cal-; discalceate

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

cal-, calend-, class-
cad-, cas-, cid-
broad
brev-
bal-, bel-, bol-
bibli-, bibl-
bio
band
bib-
bi

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cal-, calend-, class- from Latin calare, classis, calendarium

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