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Where does “calendario” come from?

calendario (Italian) comes 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...

calendario (Italian): calendar

Definitions

  1. calendar

Ancestry of “calendario”, step by step

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