English word calm comes from Ancient Greek καίω, Old Italian calma, and later Latin cauma ((by extension) heat of the day. Heat.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| καίω | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| calma | Old Italian (it-oit) | |
| καῦμα | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| cauma | Latin (lat) | (by extension) heat of the day. Heat. |
| calma | Italian (it) | Calm, stillness, peacefulness. Tranquility, peace and quiet. |
| calme | Middle French (frm) | (of the weather) calm; still; windless. |
| calm | English (en) | (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.. (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.. A period of time without wind. (intransitive) To become calm.. (transitive) To make calm. (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.. (of a place or situation) [...] |