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Where does “kalender” come from?

kalender (Swedish) comes from German Kalender, from Latin calendārium, from Latin Calendae, from Latin calāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω — I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

kalender (Swedish): a calendar; an annual publication

Definitions

  1. a calendar; an annual publication

Ancestry of “kalender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKalendercalendar; agenda, scheduler, planner; omasum
2Latincalendārium—
3LatinCalendaeAbbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends
4Latincalāre—
5Latinchalāre—
6Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...

Words derived from “kalender”

  • julkalender
  • kalenderbitare
  • adventskalender
  • kalenderflicka
Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάω →