Where does “calent” come from?

calent (Catalan) comes from Latin calēns, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

calent (Catalan): hot, warm

Definitions

  1. hot, warm

Ancestry of “calent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincalēnsBeing warm or hot, glowing
2Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
3Proto-Italickalēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin caleō →
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