calamitic
English
adj
Definitions
- (chemistry) Describing rod-shaped liquid crystals
Etymology
Derived from Latin calamus (reed, cane, calamus, a reed, stalk, sweet flag).
Origin
Latin
calamus
Gloss
reed, cane, calamus, a reed, stalk, sweet flag
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- calamus English
- calamellus Latin
- calamus Latin
- cannamellis Latin
- calamo Italian
- calame French
- chalumeau French
- chaume French
- cálamo Spanish, Castilian
- κάλαμος Ancient Greek
- cálamo Portuguese
- chalemel Old French
- kalmusrót Icelandic
- carambo Galician
- cálamo Galician
- carâmb Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- *caramblo Old Spanish