Where does “clameur” come from?

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

clameur (French): outcry

Definitions

  1. outcry

Ancestry of “clameur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclamuroutcry; complaint; rumor
2Latinclāmora shout, shouting
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
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