Where does “câliner” come from?

câliner (French) comes from Old French fro, from Latin umbrosus, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.

câliner (French): to be physically affectionate; to cuddle

Definitions

  1. to be physically affectionate; to cuddle

Ancestry of “câliner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfro—
2Latinumbrosusshady, shadowy
3Latinumbraa shadow; a shade; a ghost
4Old Latinomra—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mr-u-—

Words derived from “câliner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u- →Every word from Old Latin omra →Every word from Latin umbra →