Where does “carâmb” come from?
carâmb (Romanian) comes from Latin calamulus, from Latin calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-, from Proto-Indo-European kolH- — to raise, to lift, to build; awn.
carâmb (Romanian): top of the boot; leggings
Definitions
- top of the boot; leggings
Ancestry of “carâmb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | calamulus | — |
| 2 | Latin | calamus | a reed, cane; an object made from a reed, such as... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάλαμος | a reed; anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂-m- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kolH- | to raise, to lift, to build; awn |