Where does “nonchaloir” come from?

nonchaloir (Middle French) comes from Old French nonchaloir, 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.

nonchaloir (Middle French): indifference; uncaringness

Definitions

  1. indifference; uncaringness

Ancestry of “nonchaloir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnonchaloirindifference; uncaringness; to ignore; to pay...
2Old Frenchchaloirto heat; to bother, to concern
3Old FrenchchaleirAlternative form of chaloir
4Latincalēre—
5Proto-Italickalēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “nonchaloir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin calēre →