Where does “intercalare” come from?
intercalare (Romanian) comes from Romanian intercala, from French intercaler, from Latin intercalō, from Latin inter-, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, from Old Norse glotta, from Proto-Germanic glutōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
intercalare (Romanian): intercalation
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- intercalation
Ancestry of “intercalare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | intercala | to intercalate |
| 2 | French | intercaler | to intercalate; to insert; to join in a ruck |
| 3 | Latin | intercalō | to intercalate |
| 4 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 6 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |