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
Ancestry of “caler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | caler | to care about; to be concerned about |
| 2 | Latin | caleō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |