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Where does “calēns” come from?

calēns (Latin) comes from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “calēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaleō—
2Proto-Italickalēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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