Where does “kalender” come from?

kalender (Dutch) comes from Old French kalendier, from Old French calendier, from Latin calendārium, from Latin Calendae, from Latin calāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

kalender (Dutch): calendar

Definitions

  1. calendar

Ancestry of “kalender”, step by step

kalender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French kalendier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchkalendier—
2Old Frenchcalendier—
3Latincalendāriuman account book or debt book
4LatinCalendaeAbbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends
5Latincalāre—
6Latinchalāre—
7Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

via Middle French calandre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcalandreweevil larva
2Late Latincalendra—
3Latincylindruscylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for...
4Ancient Greekκύλινδροςround stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;...
5Ancient GreekκυλίνδωI roll, turn over

Words derived from “kalender”

Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →Every word from Latin chalāre →Every word from Latin calāre →