Where does “kalendae” come from?
kalendae (Latin) comes from Latin calandae, from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
kalendae (Latin): the calends, the first day of the month
Definitions
- the calends, the first day of the month
Ancestry of “kalendae”, step by step
kalendae traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin calandae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | calandae | nominative feminine plural of calandus; genitive... |
| 2 | Latin | Kalendae | Kalends, first day of the month |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via Latin calo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | calo | I call, announce solemnly, call out; A military... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
via Latin kalare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | kalare | to announce solemnly, to call out |