Where does “caler” come from?

caler (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan caler, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

caler (Occitan): to be necessary

Definitions

  1. to be necessary

Ancestry of “caler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitancalerto care about; to be concerned about
2Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
3Proto-Italickalēō—
4Proto-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 →