“Călimării Corner” is the name of a spot on the ancient Loviştea road, located between the villages of Câineni and Greblești. However, the etymology of this toponym is intriguing. It does not refer to an inkwell, as it might appear at first glance, but to two 16th-century genitive forms: ‘căli’ (from the noun cale – meaning ‘road’) and ‘mării’ (from the adjective mare – meaning ‘great’). Pronounced together, these two archaic grammatical forms became homophones with the genitive form of the much more recent noun călimară (inkwell). Thus, “Călimării Corner” actually means “The Corner of the Great Road.”

This suggests that, as early as the 16th century, the Loviştea road was known as Calea Mare (the Great Road), indicating its earlier origins and familiarity to those who traveled it in either direction.”*

Source: Doru Moțoc, writer.

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