Where does “chaud” come from?

chaud (French) comes from Old French chaut, 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.

chaud (French): warm, hot; horny, randy; enthusiastic, willing,...

Definitions

  1. warm, hot; horny, randy; enthusiastic, willing,...

Ancestry of “chaud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchauthot; hot; heat
2Latincaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
3Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
4Proto-Italickalēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “chaud”

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