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Where does “intranscalent” come from?

intranscalent (English) comes from English transcalent, from Latin calēns, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

intranscalent (English): impervious to heat; adiathermic

Definitions

  1. impervious to heat; adiathermic

Ancestry of “intranscalent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtranscalentPermitting heat to pass through
2Latincalēns—
3Latincaleō—
4Proto-Italickalēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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