Where does “caléndula” come from?
caléndula (Spanish) comes from New Latin calendula, from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
caléndula (Spanish): marigold
Ancestry of “caléndula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | calendula | — |
| 2 | Latin | Kalendae | Kalends, first day of the month |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |