Where does “chaloir” come from?

chaloir (Middle French) comes from Old French chaloir, from Old French chaleir, from Latin calēre, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

chaloir (Middle French): to heat; to bother, to worry

Definitions

  1. to heat; to bother, to worry

Ancestry of “chaloir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchaloirto heat; to bother, to concern
2Old FrenchchaleirAlternative form of chaloir
3Latincalēre
4Proto-Italickalēō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “chaloir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic kalēōEvery word from Latin calēre