Where does “kalma” come from?
kalma (Ido) comes from English calm, from Middle English calm, from Middle French calme, from Italian calma, from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
kalma (Ido): calm, still, placid
Definitions
- calm, still, placid
Ancestry of “kalma”, step by step
kalma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calm | Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and... |
| 2 | Middle English | calm | — |
| 3 | Middle French | calme | calm; still; windless |
| 4 | Italian | calma | calm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace... |
| 5 | Latin | cauma | heat; heat of the day |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καῦμα | burning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |
via French calme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | calme | calm; quiet, peaceful; calmness, stillness |