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Where does “calenture” come from?

calenture (English) comes from Middle French calenture, from Spanish calentura, from Spanish calentar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

calenture (English): A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the...

Definitions

  1. A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the...

Ancestry of “calenture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcalenture—
2Spanishcalenturafever, calenture; horniness; cold sore
3Spanishcalentarto heat, to warm up; to turn on; to warm up
4Spanish-arIn adjectives, indicating membership or status;...
5Old Spanish-ar—
6Latin-ō—
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “calenture”

  • calentured
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