Where does “calendarist” come from?
calendarist (English) comes from English calendar, from Middle English kalender, 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...
calendarist (English): A person who uses a particular form of calendar;...
Definitions
- A person who uses a particular form of calendar;...
Ancestry of “calendarist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | calendar | Any system by which time is divided into days,... |
| 2 | Middle English | kalender | A year; A calendar; An example to be followed or... |
| 3 | Old French | calendier | — |
| 4 | Latin | calendārium | — |
| 5 | Latin | Calendae | Abbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends |
| 6 | Latin | calāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | chalāre | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαλάω | I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become... |