Etymology of the English word calibre
the English word
calibrederived from the Old French word
calibrederived from the Italian word
calibroderived from the Arabic word
qalibDate
The earliest known usage of calibre in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
kaliber, French
calibre, German
Kaliber, Italian
calibro, Norwegian
kaliber, Swedish
kaliberUsage
Word found in Modern English
