Calendar
/ˈkæl.ɪn.dər/noun
A system for organizing days, months, and years.
Did you know?The term 'calendar' comes from the Latin 'calendae', referring to the Roman practice of announcing the new month on the first day, often linked to debt payment and rituals.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kal-
“to be warm, to glow, indicating the light of the moon or sun.”
Latin
Latin
calendae
“the first day of the month, a day of reckoning or announcing debts.”
Old French
Old French
calendrier
“a register of days, a system for tracking time.”
Middle English
Middle English
calendare
“a table or system for reckoning time, derived from Old French.”
Modern English
English
calendar
“a system of organizing time into days, months, and years, evolving from its Latin roots.”