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Where does “calmement” come from?

calmement (French) comes 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.

calmement (French): calmly

Definitions

  1. calmly

Ancestry of “calmement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalmecalm; quiet, peaceful; calmness, stillness
2Middle Frenchcalmecalm; still; windless
3Italiancalmacalm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace...
4Latincaumaheat; heat of the day
5Ancient Greekκαῦμαburning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery
6Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
7Proto-Hellenic*káyyō—
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