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Where does “calid” come from?

calid (English) comes from Latin calidus, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

calid (English): hot; burning; ardent

Definitions

  1. hot; burning; ardent

Ancestry of “calid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
2Latincaleō—
3Proto-Italickalēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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