calends

English

/ˈkæləndz/, /ˈkælɪndz/

plural noun
Definitions
  • Often with initial capital: the first day of a month
  • (by extension) A day for settling debts and other accounts.
  • (by extension)
  • (rare) ; (figuratively) an account, a record.
  • (figuratively) The first day of something; a beginning.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English calendes derived from Latin kalendās derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise), *kelh₁- (shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelh₁-

Gloss

shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise

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Action/Process

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