Where does “claim” come from?
Claim comes from Middle English claimen, from Old French clamer, from Latin clamo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-, meaning to call or shout.
claim (English): A demand of ownership made for something; The...
Definitions
- A demand of ownership made for something; The...
Ancestry of “claim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | claimen | — |
| 2 | Old French | clamer | to call out; to cry out |
| 3 | Latin | clāmō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
Words derived from “claim”