Where does “calamar” come from?
calamar (Spanish) comes from Catalan calamar, from Italian calamaro, from Latin calamarius, 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.
calamar (Spanish): squid; calamari
Ancestry of “calamar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | calamar | squid |
| 2 | Italian | calamaro | squid, calamari |
| 3 | Latin | calamarius | relating to a writing reed |
| 4 | Latin | calamus | a reed, cane; an object made from a reed, such as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάλαμος | a reed; anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂-m- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kolH- | to raise, to lift, to build; awn |