Where does “clarion” come from?
Clarion comes from Old French claron, from Medieval Latin clario, from Latin clarus meaning "clear," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-.
clarion (English): A medieval brass instrument, related to the...
Definitions
- A medieval brass instrument, related to the...
Ancestry of “clarion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crayon | pencil; pen; cock, dick, prick |
| 2 | French | craie | chalk |
| 3 | Latin | Crēta | — |
| 4 | Latin | -āceus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “clarion”