Where does “siltumnīca” come from?

siltumnīca (Latvian) comes from Latvian siltums, from Latvian silts, from Latvian silt, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

siltumnīca (Latvian): greenhouse, hothouse a covered above-ground structure with a natural or artificial microclimate

Definitions

  1. greenhouse, hothouse a covered above-ground structure with a natural or artificial microclimate

Ancestry of “siltumnīca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansiltumsheat; warm place, warm weather; warmth, feeling...
2Latviansiltswarm
3Latviansiltto warm up, to grow warm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latvian silt →Every word from Latvian silts →