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Where does “calamente” come from?

calamente (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Latin calaminthe, from Ancient Greek καλαμίνθη — catmint.

Ancestry of “calamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincalamentum—
2Latincalaminthe—
3Ancient Greekκαλαμίνθηcatmint

Words derived from “calamente”

  • calamint
  • calament
Every word from Ancient Greek καλαμίνθη →