Where does “chaud” come from?

chaud (Lorrain) comes from Old French chaut, 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.

chaud (Lorrain): hot

Definitions

  1. hot

Ancestry of “chaud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchauthot; hot; heat
2Latincaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
3Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
4Proto-Italickalēō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic kalēōEvery word from Latin caleō
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