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Where does “transcalent” come from?

transcalent (English) comes 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.

transcalent (English): Permitting heat to pass through

Definitions

  1. Permitting heat to pass through

Ancestry of “transcalent”, step by step

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

Words derived from “transcalent”

  • intranscalent
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