Where does “kadamitās” come from?

kadamitās (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kalamos, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂d-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Ancestry of “kadamitās”, step by step

kadamitās traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kalamos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickalamosdamaged
2Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₂d-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Latin calamitās

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalamitāsloss, damage, harm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂d- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalamos →