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Where does “caligation” come from?

caligation (English) comes from Latin caligatio, from Latin caligare, from Latin cālīgō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

caligation (English): dimness; cloudiness

Definitions

  1. dimness; cloudiness

Ancestry of “caligation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaligatiodimness , obscurity
2Latincaligarepresent active infinitive of cālīgō;...
3Latincālīgō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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