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Etymology · Late Latin

calamellus

3 English words descend from Late Latin calamellus, most common first.

caramelA smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
chalumeauA woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet.
shawmA mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.