calamari

calamari · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάλαμος“reed, ink pen”
2. Latin · derived fromcalamarius
3. Italian · borrowed fromcalamari
4. English todaycalamari

Borrowed from Italian calamari, plural of calamaro, from Latin calamarius, from calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).

Calamari · proper noun²

1. Italian · borrowed fromCalamari
2. English todayCalamari

Borrowed from Italian Calamari.

Words from the same roots