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Where does “halte-chaleur” come from?

halte-chaleur (French) comes from French chaleur, 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;...

halte-chaleur (French): A warming centre

Definitions

  1. A warming centre

Ancestry of “halte-chaleur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchaleurheat
2Old Frenchchalorheat
3LatinCalor—
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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