Etymology of the Latin word calamites
the Latin word
calamites (small green frog)
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
English
calamityUsage
Word found in Modern Latin
