Where does “kinti” come from?
kinti (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese quente, from Old Portuguese caente, from Latin calēns, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
kinti (Guinea-Bissau Creole): warm; hot
Ancestry of “kinti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | quente | hot, warm |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | caente | hot, warm |
| 3 | Latin | calēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | caleō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |