Where does “calas” come from?
calas (French) comes from French caler, from Old Occitan calar, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...
calas (French): second-person singular past historic of caler
Definitions
- second-person singular past historic of caler
Ancestry of “calas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | caler | to wedge; to jam , to stall; to stall |
| 2 | Old Occitan | calar | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαλάω | I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become... |