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
Ancestry of “calar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | calare | present active infinitive of calō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | chalāre | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαλάω | I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become... |