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Where does “cálido” come from?

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

cálido (Portuguese): warm; sagacious, astute, perspicacious;...

Definitions

  1. warm; sagacious, astute, perspicacious;...

Ancestry of “cálido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
2Latincaleō—
3Proto-Italickalēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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