Where does “kalmado” come from?
kalmado (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish calmado, from Spanish calmar, from Spanish calma, from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
Ancestry of “kalmado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | calmado | calm; quiet |
| 2 | Spanish | calmar | to calm, to still; to calm, soothe, assuage, to... |
| 3 | Spanish | calma | calm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace... |
| 4 | Latin | cauma | heat; heat of the day |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καῦμα | burning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |