calc (Catalan)

Where does "calc" come from?

The Catalan noun 'calc', which means 'tracing' or 'calque', is a deverbal form derived from the verb 'calcar'[1]. This verb itself was inherited from Latin 'calcāre'[2].

Full etymology tree

• calc (Catalan), 'tracing (the reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper)'
  • deverbal calcar (Catalan), 'to trace, to copy (copy by means of carbon paper or tracing paper)'
    • inherited calcare (Latin), 'inflection of calcō:'

Sources

1. calc (Catalan) - Wiktionary
2. calcar (Catalan) - Wiktionary

Updated September 2026

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