Clamorous
/ˈklæm.ə.rəs/noun
Making a loud, persistent noise or demanding attention in a noisy way.
Did you know?Clamorous descends from Latin *clamor*, meaning “a shout, cry, or din,” a root also behind words like *claim* and *proclaim*—proof that speech and force were once deeply linked.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kel-
“To call, cry out, or shout.”
Latin
Latin
clamāre
“To shout, cry out, call aloud.”
Latin
Latin
clamor
“A loud cry, shout, or uproar.”
Old French
OF
clamorous
“Noisy, loud, full of outcry.”
Middle English
English
clamorous
“Loud, uproarious, and vocally insistent.”
Modern English
English
clamorous
“Making a loud, persistent noise or demanding attention in a noisy way.”