Etymology of the Latin word calamellus
the Latin word
calamellus (small, little reed, pen)
derived 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)
Derivations in other languages
French
chalemel, French
chalumeau, Portuguese
caramel, Portuguese
caramelo, Spanish
caramilloUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
