Where does “clamour” come from?

clamour (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French clamur, from Latin clāmor, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

clamour (Anglo-Norman): Late Anglo-Norman spelling of clamur

Definitions

  1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of clamur

Ancestry of “clamour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclamuroutcry; complaint; rumor
2Latinclāmora shout, shouting
3Latinclāmōto cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim
4Proto-Italicklāmāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “clamour”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāmāō →