English
calcatory
Calcatory comes from Latin calcātōrium ‘winepress, particularly a location where…’, from calcāre ‘to trample’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-1ᵂuncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalx2‘heel’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalcāre2‘to trample’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalcātōrium2‘winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or…’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1420calcatory2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin calx
- 2 Wiktionary, English calcatory
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1420, translating Palladius as De Re Rustica: “Above it well the calcatory make,”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-Wiktionary, Latin calxᵂuncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalxWiktionary, English calcatory‘heel’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalcāreWiktionary, English calcatory‘to trample’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalcātōriumWiktionary, English calcatory‘winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or…’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1420calcatoryWiktionary, English calcatory. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1420, translating Palladius as De Re Rustica: “Above it well the calcatory make,”
Linked words
through Latin calx ‘heel’
chalk, calcium, quilt, counterpoint, calculus, causeway, recalcitrant, calcareous, caulk, calcite, calzone, inculcate, 32 more
Today it means
noun Synonym of winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “calcatory”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin calx. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *klHk(ᵂ)-(n)- / calcatory