Where does “call” come from?
call (Catalan) comes from Latin callum, from Proto-Indo-European kal — hard.
call (Catalan): passageway; corn; Jewish quarter
Definitions
- passageway; corn; Jewish quarter
Ancestry of “call”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | callum | A hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kal | hard |
Words derived from “call”