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Where does “claret” come from?

claret (Middle French) comes from Latin claratum vinum, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “claret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclaratum vinum—
2Latinclārus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “claret”

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