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Where does “calduccio” come from?

calduccio (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.

calduccio (Italian): warmth

Definitions

  1. warmth

Ancestry of “calduccio”, step by step

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