Where does “exclamo” come from?
exclamo (Latin) comes from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
Ancestry of “exclamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | clāmō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |