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Where does “caente” come from?

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

caente (Old Portuguese): hot, warm

Definitions

  1. hot, warm

Ancestry of “caente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalēns—
2Latincaleō—
3Proto-Italickalēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “caente”

  • quente
  • quentinha
  • aquentar
  • esquentar
  • quentão
  • quente
  • kinti
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