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Where does “قَالِب” come from?

قَالِب (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

قَالِب (Arabic): form, mold; form, mould; mold

Definitions

  1. form, mold; form, mould; mold

Ancestry of “قَالِب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܩܠܒܝܕlast
2Ancient Greekκαλοπόδιονshoemaker's last
3Ancient Greekκᾱλόπους—
4Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “قَالِب”

  • calibration
  • caliber
  • cal
  • calibre
  • calibrate
  • calipers
  • recalibration
  • recalibrate
  • calibrator
  • intercalibration
  • caliver
  • autocalibration
  • miscalibration
  • subcaliber
  • subcalibre
  • calibratable
  • intercalibrate
  • crosscalibration
  • miscalibrate
  • monocaliber
  • polycaliber
  • decalibrate
  • multicalibre
  • multicaliber
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