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
Ancestry of “calendièr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | calendier | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | calendarium | An account book, debt book |
| 3 | Latin | Calendae | Abbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends |
| 4 | Latin | calāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | chalāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαλάω | I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become... |