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Where does “kalenteri” come from?

kalenteri (Finnish) comes from Swedish kalender, from German Kalender, from Latin calendārium, from Latin Calendae, from Latin calāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

kalenteri (Finnish): A calendar

Definitions

  1. A calendar

Ancestry of “kalenteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkalendera calendar; an annual publication
2GermanKalendercalendar; agenda, scheduler, planner; omasum
3Latincalendārium—
4LatinCalendaeAbbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends
5Latincalāre—
6Latinchalāre—
7Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

Words derived from “kalenteri”

  • seinäkalenteri
  • kalenterivuosi
  • adventtikalenteri
  • kuukalenteri
  • suklaakalenteri
  • joulukalenteri
  • aateliskalenteri
  • kalenterikuukausi
  • kalenteripäivä
Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →