Where does “cál” come from?
cál (Irish) comes from Middle English cole, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
cál (Irish): kale, cabbage; Alternative spelling of call
Definitions
- kale, cabbage; Alternative spelling of call
Ancestry of “cál”, step by step
cál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English cole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cole | coal |
| 2 | Old English | cāwel | colewort |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauli | cabbage, colewort |
| 4 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via Proto-Vietic k-carʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | k-carʔ | fire, conflagration |