Where does “calamares” come from?

calamares (Swedish) comes from Spanish calamares, 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.

calamares (Swedish): calamari (squid as food, especially calamari rings)

Definitions

  1. calamari (squid as food, especially calamari rings)

Ancestry of “calamares”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcalamares—
2Latincalamariusrelating to a writing reed
3Latincalamusa reed, cane; an object made from a reed, such as...
4Ancient Greekκάλαμοςa reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαμος →