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Where does “tepidarium” come from?

tepidarium (English) comes from Latin tepidarium, from Latin tepidus, from Latin tepeō, from Proto-Italic tepēō, from Proto-Indo-European tep-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tepidarium (English): A warm room in a Roman baths that was usually...

Definitions

  1. A warm room in a Roman baths that was usually...

Ancestry of “tepidarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintepidarium—
2Latintepidustepid, moderately warm; lukewarm, cool, cooled;...
3Latintepeō—
4Proto-Italictepēōbe warm
5Proto-Indo-Europeantep-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
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