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Where does “tiédir” come from?

tiédir (French) comes from French tiède, from Middle French tiede, from Old French tiede, from Latin tepidus, from Latin tepeō, from Proto-Italic tepēō, from Proto-Indo-European tep-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tiédir (French): to become lukewarm

Definitions

  1. to become lukewarm

Ancestry of “tiédir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtièdetepid, lukewarm
2Middle Frenchtiede—
3Old Frenchtiedetepid; luke-warm
4Latintepidustepid, moderately warm; lukewarm, cool, cooled;...
5Latintepeō—
6Proto-Italictepēōbe warm
7Proto-Indo-Europeantep-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “tiédir”

  • attiédissement
  • attiédir
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