The story
- Latin · derived fromcalamus“a reed”
- English todaycalamitic
From Latin calamus (“a reed”).
Words from the same roots
Latincalamus all →
calamuscalamiferouschalumeaushawm
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
calamitic
Today it means: Rod-shaped; long and thin. Full definition →
Latin calamus