Where does “kaldūne” come from?
kaldūne (Middle High German) comes from Old French chaudun, from Medieval Latin caldūmen, from Latin caldus — Syncopated but Classical form of calidus.
Ancestry of “kaldūne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | chaudun | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | caldūmen | — |
| 3 | Latin | caldus | Syncopated but Classical form of calidus |