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Etymology of the English word calendar

the English word calendar
derived from the English word calender
derived from the French word calandre
derived from the Old French word calendier
derived from the Latin word kalendarium (calendar; ledger, account book)
derived from the Latin word kalendae
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kelə- (to call)

Date

The earliest known usage of calendar in English dates from the 13th century.

Derivations in English

calendared, calendaring

Cognates

Catalan calender, Dutch kalender, French calendrier, German Kalender, Italian calendario, Lithuanian kalendorius, Norwegian kalender, Polish kalendarz, Russian калeндapь, Spanish calendario, Swedish kalender

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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