Where does “calar” come from?

calar (Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin calare, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

calar (Occitan): to shut up

Definitions

  1. to shut up

Ancestry of “calar”, step by step

calar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin calare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincalarepresent active infinitive of calō; second-person...
2Latinchalāre—
3Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

via Latin callare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincallare—
Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →Every word from Latin chalāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin calare →