Where does “cāl” come from?

cāl (Old English) comes from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

cāl (Old English): cabbage, kale, colewort

Definitions

  1. cabbage, kale, colewort

Ancestry of “cāl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
2Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

Words derived from “cāl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →