Where does “chaloir” come from?
chaloir (Old French) comes 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.
chaloir (Old French): to heat; to bother, to concern
Definitions
- to heat; to bother, to concern
Ancestry of “chaloir”, step by step
chaloir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French chaleir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | chaleir | Alternative form of chaloir |
| 2 | Latin | calēre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via Latin caleō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | caleō | to be warm or hot, glow |