LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

discalceus

*discalceus (feminine *discalcea, neuter *discalceum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romanceadjectivereconstructionshoeless

Origins

From dis- + calceus; alternatively from a shortening of discalceātus.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesedescalçofrom Old Galician-Portuguese descalço
  • Spanishdescalzofrom Old Spanish descalço
  • Asturianescalzufrom Old Leonese *escalço
  • Mirandeseçcalçofrom Old Leonese *escalço
  • Galiciandescalzofrom Old Galician-Portuguese descalço
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchdéchaux
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalandescalç
  • Auvergnatdeschauçfrom Old Occitan descalç
  • Auvergnatdeschalçfrom Old Occitan descalç
  • Languedociendescauçfrom Old Occitan descalç
  • Vivaro-Alpinedeschauçfrom Old Occitan descalç
North Italian
  • Lombarddescólz
  • Piedmontesedëscàuss
  • Venetandescalso
  • Venetandescalço
  • Venetandescals

Quick answers

What does discalceus mean in Latin?
discalceus, a adjective, means “shoeless”.