Where does “Chalendes” come from?

Chalendes (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Chalendes (Franco-Provençal): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “Chalendes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinKalendaeKalends, first day of the month
2Proto-Italickalēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →