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

Definitions

  1. warm; hot

Ancestry of “kinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequentehot, warm
2Old Portuguesecaentehot, warm
3LatincalēnsBeing warm or hot, glowing
4Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
5Proto-Italickalēō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic kalēōEvery word from Latin caleō
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