Where does “échauder” come from?
échauder (French) comes from Old French eschauder, from Late Latin excaldare, from Latin calidus, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
échauder (French): to scald
Definitions
- to scald
Ancestry of “échauder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | eschauder | to scald |
| 2 | Late Latin | excaldare | bathe in hot water; present active infinitive of... |
| 3 | Latin | calidus | warm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,... |
| 4 | Latin | caleō | to be warm or hot, glow |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |