Where does “escaldar” come from?

escaldar (Catalan) comes from Late Latin excaldo, from Latin caldus — Syncopated but Classical form of calidus.

escaldar (Catalan): to scald, to blanch

Definitions

  1. to scald, to blanch

Ancestry of “escaldar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinexcaldoI wash or bathe in warm or hot water
2LatincaldusSyncopated but Classical form of calidus

Words derived from “escaldar”

Every word from Latin caldus →Every word from Late Latin excaldo →