Where does “calmant” come from?
calmant (French) comes from French calmer, from French calme, from Middle French calme, from Italian calma, from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
calmant (French): present participle of calmer; gripe water
Definitions
- present participle of calmer; gripe water
Ancestry of “calmant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | calmer | to calm, pacify, soothe; to calm down, abate,... |
| 2 | French | calme | calm; quiet, peaceful; calmness, stillness |
| 3 | Middle French | calme | calm; still; windless |
| 4 | Italian | calma | calm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace... |
| 5 | Latin | cauma | heat; heat of the day |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καῦμα | burning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |