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
- impervious to heat; adiathermic
Ancestry of “intranscalent”, step by step
intranscalent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transcalent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transcalent | Permitting heat to pass through |
| 2 | Latin | calēns | Being warm or hot, glowing |
| 3 | Latin | caleō | to be warm or hot, glow |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |