calm
The origin and history of calm.
Etymology
From Middle French calme, probably ultimately from Greek kauma ("the heat of the midday sun"), a time when work — and the wind — traditionally stopped.
The origin and history of calm.
From Middle French calme, probably ultimately from Greek kauma ("the heat of the midday sun"), a time when work — and the wind — traditionally stopped.
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