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Where does “calend” come from?

calend (Old English) comes from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

calend (Old English): Calends; a month

Definitions

  1. Calends; a month

Ancestry of “calend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinKalendaeKalends, first day of the month
2Proto-Italickalēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “calend”

  • kalende
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