myEtymology.com: French etymology of calamite

1. Etymology of the French word calamite

the Old French word calamite

derived from the Classical Latin word calamitas (loss, damage, harm)

Catalan caramida, Italian calamita, Spanish calamida

Word found in Old French

derived from the French word calamite

derived from the Italian word calamita

derived from the Greek word kalamos, κάλαμος (a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen)

derived from the Greek word kadmeia, καδμεία

Word found in Old French