Where does “clame” come from?

clame (French) comes from French clamer, from Old French clamer, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

clame (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “clame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclamerto proclaim
2Old Frenchclamerto call out; to cry out
3Latinclāmōto cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim
4Proto-Italicklāmāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāmāō →