Καλαμάρι
Loligo vulgaris
#nm_0119📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Kalamari
- IPA
- /kalamˈari/
From Medieval Greek καλαμάριον kalamárion (inkwell) ↳ From Latin calamarius (of a reed pen, pen case) ↳ From Ancient Greek κάλαμος kálamos (reed, pen) ↳ The squid is named for its ink; the word still means inkwell in archaic Greek usage
Named for ink used with reed pens. Etymological cousin of kalem (pen) - both from Semitic root #ḳlm (reed).
Alternates: τευθίς (Ancient Greece)