Where does “quenti” come from?

quenti (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese caente, 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.

quenti (Fala): hot, warm

Definitions

  1. hot, warm

Ancestry of “quenti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecaentehot, warm
2LatincalēnsBeing warm or hot, glowing
3Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
4Proto-Italickalēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin caleō →
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