calmer

French

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to calm, pacify, soothe
(reflexive) to calm down, abate, subside

Etymology

Suffix from French calme derived from Italian calmare (calm down).

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

calmare

Gloss

calm down

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

calm English
calmare Italian
calmata Italian
calmo Italian
kalmeren Dutch, Flemish
calme French
calmement French
calm Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
calma Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
καλμάρω Greek (modern)
calme Middle French