Where does “clangere” come from?

clangere (Latin) comes from Latin clango, from Proto-Indo-European glag-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

clangere (Latin): present active infinitive of clangō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of clangō

Ancestry of “clangere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclangoto clang; to sound out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglag-to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal-Every word from Proto-Indo-European glag-Every word from Latin clango
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