"According to another theory, the term could derive from the Old Spanish Calit Fornay, an alteration of the Latin Calida Fornax, meaning hot furnace" This is th

"According to another theory, the term could derive from the Old Spanish Calit Fornay, an alteration of the Latin Calida Fornax, meaning hot furnace" This is the one I've always heard, the Khalif origin is new to me - and very interesting. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_California#Alteration_of_Calida_Fornax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_California#Altera...