Where does “calendr” come from?
calendr (Welsh) comes from Middle English calender, from Middle English kalender, from Old French calendier, 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...
calendr (Welsh): calendar
Definitions
- calendar
Ancestry of “calendr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | calender | Alternative form of kalender |
| 2 | Middle English | kalender | A year; A calendar; An example to be followed or... |
| 3 | Old French | calendier | — |
| 4 | Latin | calendārium | an account book or debt book |
| 5 | Latin | Calendae | Abbreviation Cal; astronomical new moon; calends |
| 6 | Latin | calāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | chalāre | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαλάω | I slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become... |