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Where does “calmante” come from?

calmante (Spanish) comes from Spanish calmar, from Spanish calma, from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.

calmante (Spanish): relaxing, soothing; painkiller; tranquilizer

Definitions

  1. relaxing, soothing; painkiller; tranquilizer

Ancestry of “calmante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcalmarto calm, to still; to calm, soothe, assuage, to...
2Spanishcalmacalm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace...
3Latincaumaheat; heat of the day
4Ancient Greekκαῦμαburning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery
5Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
6Proto-Hellenic*káyyō—
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