calculate
/ˈkælkjəˌleɪt/KAL-kyuh-layt
/ˈkælkjəˌleɪt/KAL-kyuh-layt
Meaningto count with pebbles
Common meaning: to work out with numbers
- calclimestone; a small pebble used for countingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 273 · scan
- ulsmall-thing link
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin calx ‘limestone; a small pebble used for counting’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry calx, p. 273 · dictionary scan
Roots
- calx, calcis; calculus Latin “limestone; a small pebble used for counting”
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