Where does “chode” come from?
chode (Haitian Creole) comes from French échauder, from Old French eschauder, from Late Latin excaldare, 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.
chode (Haitian Creole): to scald
Definitions
- to scald
Ancestry of “chode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | échauder | to scald |
| 2 | Old French | eschauder | to scald |
| 3 | Late Latin | excaldare | bathe in hot water; present active infinitive of... |
| 4 | Latin | calidus | warm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,... |
| 5 | Latin | caleō | to be warm or hot, glow |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |