Latin calculus may be a borrowing from the same unidentified source as Greek káchlēx; no donor form is reconstructed.
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calculus
pebble; counting-board pebble; calculation; account
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / boundaryBeyond secure reconstruction · undated Mediterranean substrate hypothesis · calculus common substrateUNKNOWN SUBSTRATE SOURCE
A possible non-Indo-European source shared by Latin calculus and Greek káchlēx
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Both words denote a small stone or shoreline shingle, but the direction and mechanism of transmission are unknown.
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Merriam-Webster editors summarizing Beekes
proposed — This is a shared-source hypothesis, not a Greek-to-Latin ancestry claim.
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Calculus — Word History and Etymology NoteEtymology note: Greek káchlēx, Beekes variants, and possible common source
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the shared non-Indo-European source proposal while withholding a reconstructed donor form.
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