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Where does “chaudun” come from?

chaudun (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin caldūmen, from Latin caldus — Syncopated but Classical form of calidus.

Ancestry of “chaudun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaldūmen—
2LatincaldusSyncopated but Classical form of calidus
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