Etymology of the English word calumet
the English word
calumetderived from the Canadian French word
calumetderived 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 calumet in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
French
calumet, German
KalumetUsage
Word found in Modern English
