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
Ancestry of “calend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Kalendae | Kalends, first day of the month |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “calend”