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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

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