Where does “calendier” come from?
calendier (Old French) comes from Latin calendārium, from Latin Calendae, from Latin calāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...
Ancestry of “calendier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | calendārium | an account book or debt book |
| 2 | Latin | Calendae | Abbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends |
| 3 | Latin | calāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | chalāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαλάω | I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become... |