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Where does “caleō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “caleō”, step by step

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