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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

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

Words derived from “kalender”

  • adventskalender
  • kalender
Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →