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Where does “Kalenderwoche” come from?

Kalenderwoche (German) comes from German Kalender, from Latin calendārium, from Latin Calendae, from Latin calāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

Kalenderwoche (German): A date term mainly used in German business that...

Definitions

  1. A date term mainly used in German business that...

Ancestry of “Kalenderwoche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKalendercalendar; agenda, scheduler, planner; omasum
2Latincalendārium—
3LatinCalendaeAbbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends
4Latincalāre—
5Latinchalāre—
6Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...
Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →