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Where does “hotbloodedness” come from?

hotbloodedness (English) comes from English hotblooded, 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.

hotbloodedness (English): The quality of being hotblooded; passionate...

Definitions

  1. The quality of being hotblooded; passionate...

Ancestry of “hotbloodedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhotbloodedspirited, rash, reckless; easily angered
2EnglishhotHaving a high temperature; Causing the air to be...
3Middle Englishhot—
4Old Englishhāthot, fervent, fervid, fierce
5Old Englishhātanto promise; to command, promise; to command, call...
6Hungarian-anAdded to an adjective to create an adverb; Added...
7Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
8Proto-Uralic-i—
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