Calendar etymology

English

English word calendar comes from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-, and later Latin calo (I call, announce solemnly, call out. A military servant.)

Etymology of calendar

Detailed word origin of calendar

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
calo Latin (lat) I call, announce solemnly, call out. A military servant.
calare Latin (lat)
kalendae Latin (lat) (Ancient Rome) the calends, the first day of the month.
calendarium Latin (lat) An account book, debt book.
kalendier Old French (fro)
calendar English (en) (legal) To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.. To enter or write in a calendar; to register. (US) An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK). A list of planned events.. A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.. An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a [...]

Words with the same origin as calendar