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Where does “hotblooded” come from?

hotblooded (English) comes from English hot, from Middle English hot, from Old English hāt, from Old English hātan, from Hungarian -an, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.

hotblooded (English): spirited, rash, reckless; easily angered

Definitions

  1. spirited, rash, reckless; easily angered

Ancestry of “hotblooded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhotHaving a high temperature; Causing the air to be...
2Middle Englishhot—
3Old Englishhāthot, fervent, fervid, fierce
4Old Englishhātanto promise; to command, promise; to command, call...
5Hungarian-anAdded to an adjective to create an adverb; Added...
6Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
7Proto-Uralic-i—

Words derived from “hotblooded”

  • hotbloodedness
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