Where does “callar” come from?

callar (Spanish) comes from Latin callāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

callar (Spanish): to calm; to be silent, to shut up; to keep silent

Definitions

  1. to calm; to be silent, to shut up; to keep silent

Ancestry of “callar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincallāre—
2Latinchalāre—
3Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

Words derived from “callar”

Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →Every word from Latin chalāre →Every word from Latin callāre →