Etymology of the English word calamus
the English word
calamusderived from the Late Latin word
calamus (branch; arm; branch of a candelabrum; reed, cane; reed pen)
derived from the Greek word
kalamos, κάλαμος (a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen)
Date
The earliest known usage of calamus in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
