Where does “quente” come from?
quente (Portuguese) comes 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.
quente (Portuguese): hot, warm
Ancestry of “quente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | caente | hot, warm |
| 2 | Latin | calēns | — |
| 3 | Latin | caleō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “quente”