Where does “kalkulatore” come from?
kalkulatore (Latvian) comes from Latvian kalkulators, from English calculator, from Middle English calkelatour, from Latin calculator, from Latin calculō, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
kalkulatore (Latvian): calculator
Ancestry of “kalkulatore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | kalkulators | calculator, computer; calculator |
| 2 | English | calculator | A mechanical or electronic device that performs... |
| 3 | Middle English | calkelatour | — |
| 4 | Latin | calculator | calculator, bookkeeper, accountant; computer, one... |
| 5 | Latin | calculō | — |
| 6 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |