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Where does “caldellum” come from?

caldellum (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “caldellum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “caldellum”

  • coddling
  • coddle
  • caudle
  • mollycoddle
  • coddler
  • mollycoddler
  • overcoddle
  • coddlesome
  • coddlingly
  • caudel
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