Where does “quentão” come from?

quentão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quente, from Old Portuguese caente, 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.

quentão (Portuguese): mulled wine; Augmentative of quente

Definitions

  1. mulled wine; Augmentative of quente

Ancestry of “quentão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequentehot, warm
2Old Portuguesecaentehot, warm
3LatincalēnsBeing warm or hot, glowing
4Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
5Proto-Italickalēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin caleō →