Where does “calendrical” come from?
Calendrical derives from English calendar plus the suffix -ic from French -ique, Latin -arius, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos, with calendar itself from Latin calendarium.
calendrical (English): Of, pertaining to, or used by a calendar system
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or used by a calendar system
Ancestry of “calendrical”, step by step
| 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... |