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Etymology of the English word becalm

the English word becalm
derived from the English word calm
derived from the Old French word calme
derived from the Old Italian word calma
derived from the Late Latin word cauma (heat)
derived from the Greek word kauma, καῦμα (properly, a burn (concretely), but used (abstractly) of a glow; properly, a burn (concretely), but used of a glow)
using the English prefix be-

Derivations in English

becalmed



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