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Where does “caloroso” come from?

caloroso (Italian) comes from Italian Calore, from Latin Calor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

caloroso (Italian): warming; warm, hearty; peppery, spicy

Definitions

  1. warming; warm, hearty; peppery, spicy

Ancestry of “caloroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCalore—
2LatinCalor—
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “caloroso”

  • calorosità
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