Home › Words › C › calceuscalceus/kælˈseɪəs/calceus means A kind of low leather Roman boot or hightop shoe.calceus is pronounced /kælˈseɪəs/.EtymologyFrom Latin calceus, substantive use of calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y: forming adjectives”).nounA kind of low leather Roman boot or hightop shoe.e.g.“In its earliest form the calceus was a low-cut model of the Greek endromis, a snug-fitting ankle-high boot, the front finished in a tongue to facilitate drawing on the shoe.” — 1948, Ruth Turner Wilcox, The Mode in Footwear..., page 32:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.calceate 72% match — Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders. vs calceus →calceamentum 68% match — A red silk embroidered sandal forming part of the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. vs calceus →calceated 68% match — Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as distinguished from the barefoot mendicant orders. vs calceus →calceiform 66% match — Shoe-shaped, shaped like a shoe. vs calceus →caliga 66% match — A heavy ancient Roman military sandal. vs calceus →calceology 66% match — The study of footwear, especially historical footwear. vs calceus →calcanean 65% match — Synonym of calcaneal: relating to the calcaneus (heel bone). vs calceus →calcaneum 64% match — The calcaneus. vs calceus →