Where does “clairaudient” come from?
clairaudient (English) comes from French clair, from Middle French cler, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
clairaudient (English): Pertaining to or involving clairaudience; One who...
Definitions
- Pertaining to or involving clairaudience; One who...
Ancestry of “clairaudient”, step by step
clairaudient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French clair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | clair | clear; light; clearly |
| 2 | Middle French | cler | bright, well-lit, not dark; clear |
| 3 | Old French | cler | bright, well-lit, not dark; clear |
| 4 | Latin | clārus | clear, bright |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via Latin audientem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | audientem | accusative masculine singular of audiēns;... |
| 2 | Latin | audiēns | hearing, listening |
| 3 | Latin | audiō | to hear, listen to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |