| 【call】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old Norse word(s) "kalla." It carries the basic meaning of "call," "cry loudly," and "summon." from PIE *pet-na "" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "call"]
call ****[99] If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title.
called **[3336] call + ed
recall ****[1852] When you recall something, you remember it and tell others about it.
[WORD ROOT]root call
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] call
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old Norse) kalla
[MEANING]root call, cry loudly, summon
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old Norse】 kalla to cry loudly, summon in a loud voice; name, call by name; summon loudly
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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call ★★★★[99] verb from call
【DEFINITION】 If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title.
【Declension/Conjugation】 called, called, calling, calls
【SYNONYM】 name, phone, telephone
【ROOTs】 call; call, cry loudly, summon
【Etymology】 《Old Norse kalla》 to cry loudly, summon in a loud voice; name, call by name; summon loudly
【First Known Meaning】 to cry out; call for, summon, invoke; ask for, demand, order; give a name to, apply by way of designation
called ★★[3336] adjective from call
【DEFINITION】 call + ed
【ROOTs】 ⑴ call; ⑵ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old Norse kalla》 to cry loudly, summon in a loud voice; name, call by name; summon loudly
recall ★★★★[1852] verb from recall 〈 call
【DEFINITION】 When you recall something, you remember it and tell others about it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 recalled, recalled, recalling, recalls
【SYNONYM】 evoke, recollect
【COMPOSITION】 re + call
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ call; call, cry loudly, summon
【Etymology】 《Old Norse kalla》 to cry loudly, summon in a loud voice; name, call by name; summon loudly
【DERIVATIVEs】 recallable, recaller, recall
Other words containing "call"; calling, recallable, recaller
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
cal-, calend-, class-
cad-, cas-, cid-
busy
burn
bull
build
broad
brev-
break
bore
