Where does “clamour” come from?
clamour (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman clamour, from Old French clamur, from Latin clāmor, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
clamour (Middle English): shout; cry; clamor
Ancestry of “clamour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | clamour | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of clamur |
| 2 | Old French | clamur | outcry; complaint; rumor |
| 3 | Latin | clāmor | — |
| 4 | Latin | clāmō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |