Calceate

/ˈkælsiːeɪt/ adjective

Wearing shoes or having a shoe-like covering; in biology, shaped like a slipper or shoe.

From Latin 'calceatus,' past participle of 'calceate,' derived from 'calceus' (shoe), which comes from 'calx' (heel). The term evolved to describe anything resembling footwear.

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