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

  1. to heat; to matter; to be of import

Ancestry of “chaloir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchaloirto heat; to bother, to worry
2Old Frenchchaloirto heat; to bother, to concern
3Old FrenchchaleirAlternative form of chaloir
4Latincalēre—
5Proto-Italickalēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “chaloir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin calēre →