English
calzone
Calzone comes from Italian calza ‘stocking, sock’, from Latin calceus ‘shoe’, and ultimately from calx ‘heel’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalx‘heel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalceus‘shoe’
- Early Medieval Latinmoderncalcea
- Italianc. 1300–presentcalza‘stocking, sock’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentcalzoneliterally ‘stocking, trouser’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalx‘heel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalceus‘shoe’
- Early Medieval Latinmoderncalcea
- Italianc. 1300–presentcalza‘stocking, sock’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentcalzoneliterally ‘stocking, trouser’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012same form
Earliest quotation: 2012, Melissa Clark, See You Later, Pizza, This Dough Is for Calzones: “It was a much classier presentation than the oil-stained…”
The story
Unadapted borrowing from Italian calzone (literally “stocking, trouser”).
Linked words
through Latin calx ‘heel’
chalk, calcium, quilt, calculus, counterpoint, causeway, recalcitrant, calcareous, calcite, inculcate, caulk, 35 more
Today it means
noun A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin calx / calzone