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Where does “calendarius” come from?

calendarius (Latin) 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...

Ancestry of “calendarius”, step by step

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