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Where does “cauma” come from?

cauma (English) comes from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.

cauma (English): Great heat, as of the body in fever

Definitions

  1. Great heat, as of the body in fever

Ancestry of “cauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaumaheat; heat of the day
2Ancient Greekκαῦμαburning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery
3Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
4Proto-Hellenic*káyyō—
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