Where does “calm” come from?
Calm comes from Old French calme, from Middle English calm, with ultimate origins uncertain.
calm (English): Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and...
Definitions
- Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and...
Ancestry of “calm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | calm | — |
| 2 | Middle French | calme | calm; still; windless |
| 3 | Italian | calma | calm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace... |
| 4 | Latin | cauma | heat; heat of the day |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καῦμα | burning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |