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Where does “calendièr” come from?

calendièr (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan calendier, from Late Latin calendarium, from Latin Calendae, from Latin calāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

calendièr (Occitan): calendar

Definitions

  1. calendar

Ancestry of “calendièr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitancalendier—
2Late LatincalendariumAn account book, debt book
3LatinCalendaeAbbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends
4Latincalāre—
5Latinchalāre—
6Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...
Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →