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Where does “calamistrate” come from?

calamistrate (English) comes from Latin calamistratus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

calamistrate (English): To curl

Definitions

  1. To curl

Ancestry of “calamistrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalamistratuscurled with a curling iron
2Latin-ātus—
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →