Where does “clamour” come from?
Clamour comes from Latin clamor, from Latin clamo, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-, meaning to call or shout.
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Ancestry of “clamour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | clāmor | a shout, shouting |
| 2 | Latin | clāmō | to cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
Words derived from “clamour”