English
calender
Calender comes from Middle French calandre ‘weevil larva’, from Latin cylindrus ‘cylinder’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘to crook, bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kel-‘to crook, bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῠλῐ́νδωkŭlĭ́ndō‘to roll’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκύλινδροςkúlindros‘roller, cylinder’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcylindrus‘cylinder’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcalendra
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600calandre‘weevil larva’
- Englishtodaycalender
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kel-‘to crook, bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῠλῐ́νδωkŭlĭ́ndō‘to roll’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκύλινδροςkúlindros‘roller, cylinder’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcylindrus‘cylinder’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcalendra
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600calandre‘weevil larva’
- Englishtodaycalender
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘to crook, bend’
colon, chalice, scoliosis, colic, skelly, 17 more
through Latin cylindrus ‘cylinder’
Another origin of calender
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600calandrer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500calendren
- Englishtodaycalender
Another origin of calender
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentکلندرkalandar‘uncouth man’
- Arabicc. 500–presentقَلَنْدَارqalandār‘wandering dervish’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentقلندرqalandar‘wandering dervish’
- Englishtodaycalender
Today it means
noun A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- / calender