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Where does “exclamer” come from?

exclamer (Middle French) comes from Latin exclāmō, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Ancestry of “exclamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexclāmō—
2Latinclāmō—
3Proto-Italicklāmāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “exclamer”

  • exclaim
  • exclaimer
  • exclaimeth
  • exclaimest
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