Where does “caldarrosta” come from?

caldarrosta (Italian) comes from Italian caldo, 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.

caldarrosta (Italian): A roasted chestnut

Definitions

  1. A roasted chestnut

Ancestry of “caldarrosta”, step by step

caldarrosta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian caldo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaldowarm, hot; heat; fervour, ardour
2Latincaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
3Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
4Proto-Italickalēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Italian arrosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarrostoroast; grilled; first-person singular present...
2Italianarrostireto roast; to toast; to grill

Words derived from “caldarrosta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin caleō →