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Where does “clamare” come from?

clamare (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Ancestry of “clamare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicklāmāō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
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