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Where does “hot” come from?

Hot comes from Old English hete, from Proto-Germanic hataz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ-, meaning to heat or make hot.

hot (English): Having a high temperature; Causing the air to be...

Definitions

  1. Having a high temperature; Causing the air to be...

Ancestry of “hot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhot—
2Old Englishhāthot, fervent, fervid, fierce
3Old Englishhātanto promise; to command, promise; to command, call...
4Hungarian-anAdded to an adjective to create an adverb; Added...
5Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
6Proto-Uralic-i—

Words derived from “hot”

  • hotter
  • hotbed
  • hotline
  • hotspot
  • hotheaded
  • hottie
  • hothead
  • hotplate
  • hotkey
  • hotfix
  • hotpot
  • hotblooded
  • hotplug
  • superhot
  • hotbox
  • hotheadedness
  • hotspur
  • hotpants
  • hotlink
  • hotty
  • hotcake
  • hottish
  • hotdish
  • hotlist
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