Where does “calendula” come from?

calendula (English) comes from New Latin calendula, from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

calendula (English): Any plant of the genus "Calendula", with yellow...

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the genus "Calendula", with yellow...

Ancestry of “calendula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latincalendula—
2LatinKalendaeKalends, first day of the month
3Proto-Italickalēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “calendula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →
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