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Where does “clamer” come from?

clamer (Old French) comes from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

clamer (Old French): to call out; to cry out

Definitions

  1. to call out; to cry out

Ancestry of “clamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclāmō—
2Proto-Italicklāmāō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “clamer”

  • claim
  • disclaimer
  • disclaim
  • counterclaim
  • claimable
  • crossclaim
  • claimeth
  • claimer
  • subclaim
  • claimest
  • overclaim
  • nonclaim
  • unclaimable
  • disclaimeth
  • claimless
  • multiclaim
  • disclaimest
  • underclaim
  • misclaim
  • counterclaimer
  • foreclaim
  • clamer
  • clame
  • clamant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →