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Where does “kalendier” come from?

kalendier (Old French) comes from Old French calendier, 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 “kalendier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcalendier—
2Latincalendārium—
3LatinCalendaeAbbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends
4Latincalāre—
5Latinchalāre—
6Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

Words derived from “kalendier”

  • calendrier
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