Where does “calendic” come from?
calendic (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...
calendic (English): Relating to calendic acid or its derivatives;...
Definitions
- Relating to calendic acid or its derivatives;...
Ancestry of “calendic”, step by step
calendic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English calendar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | an account book or debt book |
| 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... |
via English calendula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calendula | Any plant of the genus "Calendula", with yellow... |
| 2 | New Latin | calendula | — |
| 3 | Latin | Kalendae | Kalends, first day of the month |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |