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Where does “chaleur” come from?

chaleur (French) comes from Old French chalor, from Latin Calor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

chaleur (French): heat

Definitions

  1. heat

Ancestry of “chaleur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchalorheat
2LatinCalor—
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “chaleur”

  • halte-chaleur
  • chalè
  • saler
  • chalè
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