calme

Middle French

adj

Definitions

(of the weather) calm; still; windless

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian calma derived from Ancient Greek καῦμα (heat, especially of the sun, heat of the sun).

Origin

Ancient Greek

καῦμα

Gloss

heat, especially of the sun, heat of the sun

Concept

Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

calm English
caleō Latin
cauma Latin
calma Italian
calmo Italian
calme French
calmement French
calmer French
chômer French
calma Spanish, Castilian
καίω Ancient Greek
καῦμα Ancient Greek
calm Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
κάλμα Greek (modern)
cauma la-lat