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...
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Ancestry of “clame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | clamer | to proclaim |
| 2 | Old French | clamer | to call out; to cry out |
| 3 | Latin | clāmō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |