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Where does “caldaio” come from?

caldaio (Italian) comes from Latin caldarium, 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.

caldaio (Italian): cauldron

Definitions

  1. cauldron

Ancestry of “caldaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaldariumA warm bath; A room containing warm water for...
2Latincaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
3Latincaleō—
4Proto-Italickalēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “caldaio”

  • caldaista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →