Where does “sho” come from?

sho (Louisiana Creole) comes from French chaud, 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.

sho (Louisiana Creole): hot

Definitions

  1. hot

Ancestry of “sho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchaudwarm, hot; horny, randy; enthusiastic, willing,...
2Old Frenchchauthot; hot; heat
3Latincaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
4Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
5Proto-Italickalēō—
6Proto-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 kalēō →Every word from Latin caleō →