Where does “kalmeren” come from?
kalmeren (Dutch) comes from French calmer, from French calme, from Middle French calme, from Italian calma, from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
kalmeren (Dutch): to become calm, to calm down; to cause to become...
Definitions
- to become calm, to calm down; to cause to become...
Ancestry of “kalmeren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | calmer | to calm, pacify, soothe; to calm down, abate,... |
| 2 | French | calme | calm; quiet, peaceful; calmness, stillness |
| 3 | Middle French | calme | calm; still; windless |
| 4 | Italian | calma | calm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace... |
| 5 | Latin | cauma | heat; heat of the day |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καῦμα | burning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |