Where does “calendes” come from?

calendes (Middle English) comes from Latin kalendas, from Latin calandus, from Latin calō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “calendes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinkalendasaccusative plural of kalendae
2Latincalanduswhich is to be called; which is to be announced...
3Latincalōto call, announce solemnly, call out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “calendes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin calō →Every word from Latin calandus →