Where does “calens” come from?
calens (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 “calens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | caleō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |