Where does “chaloir” come from?
chaloir (French) comes from Middle French chaloir, from Old French chaloir, from Old French chaleir, from Latin calēre, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
chaloir (French): to heat; to matter; to be of import
Definitions
- to heat; to matter; to be of import
Ancestry of “chaloir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | chaloir | to heat; to bother, to worry |
| 2 | Old French | chaloir | to heat; to bother, to concern |
| 3 | Old French | chaleir | Alternative form of chaloir |
| 4 | Latin | calēre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “chaloir”